Ecuador Day 6 – Rucu Pichincha (15,413 ft)
The Map Riding the Gondola (TeleferiQo) in Quito The Approach. It starts on the ridge, then it climbs ever steepening terrain until the last wee bit is 3rd class. The summit is in the clouds, left of...
View ArticleEcuador Day 7 – Illiniza Norte (16,817 ft)
The Map The Approach Congo Line at the Top The Summit Our 4th mountain of the week was Illiniza Norte. To climb this mountain, we went roughly 11.5 km with 1,128 m (3,700 ft) of gain. The whole thing...
View ArticleEcuador – Day 8 – Rest Day at La Rinconada Campsite, in Cotopaxi National Park
La Rinconada Campsite in Cotopaxi National Park Tilden Admiring Cotopaxi From the Swiss Lodge, we drove 45 minutes to the La Rinconada Campsite in Cotopaxi National Park. We have left everything at...
View ArticleEcuador – Day 9 – Cotopaxi (19,347 ft)
Antisana and Chimborazo from the summit of Cotopaxi Tilden and Clare on the Summit of Cotopaxi The Shadow of Cotopaxi and the Illinizas (see the previous day’s post!) The Map Our Guide, Rafael (photo...
View ArticleMountaineering – Mt. Elbert (14,439 ft)
Gear Schmear, for Winter Mountaineering trip up Mt. Elbert At 11,000 ft and almost to our camping spot. Enjoying the bluebird day. Bill, the CMC Trip Leader. He’s taking a breather before we reach...
View ArticleMountaineering – Mt. Massive via East Ridge, A Winter Attempt
David, Jane, and Sonja Ascending the East Ridge in Gale Force Winds Mt. Massive (Taken the day before!). The Lower portion of the East Ridge is blown free of snow. Our Route, the East Ridge, (Failed...
View ArticleMountaineering – Lackawanna Peak (13,823 ft)
Clare, Tom, and Frank on the summit of Lackawanna Peak At ~12,000 ft on the direct south slope of Lackawanna Tom climbing the lower slopes of Lackawanna. You can see hwy 82 below him. The Route and...
View ArticleMountaineering – Humboldt Peak (14,064 ft)
Jane and I do our impression of Charlie’s Angles. The Third Angel took a hike! David and Jane on the summit of Humboldt Peak. Topographic Map of Humboldt Peak The rest of the state was being pummeled...
View ArticleMountaineering – Mt. Massive (14,428 ft) via East Ridge, Leadville, CO
Charlie’s Angels on the Summit of Mt. Massive! It was so amazing to be on the summit with these accomplished ladies. What a fantastic day in the Sawatch Mountain Range! On Saturday, Jane, Sanja, and I...
View ArticleMountaineering – Fletcher Mountain (13,951 ft) via Southwest Ridge
On Saturday, I climbed Fletcher Mountain with Kurt and Beth. We had spent the night up in Frisco, which made the start of the day much more enjoyable. The forecast was looking good, if a bit windy, so...
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