Our first view of Cayambe on the way up to Rucu.
Rucu
Our first test. Rucu Pichincha. Above Quito on a sunny day (at least down ‘below’). About 15.5k feet. Clear views of all four ‘nearby’ volcanoes plus an unexpected appearance of Chimborazo on the horizon. Gaspar was unavailable so Jacobo was…
Runoff
The weather forecast for Quito has been solid rain for weeks. Tara was there just before me and was deluged, sometimes so much that they couldn’t go out on their hikes. I was prepared for the worst. Good clothes, yes,…
Peacocks
Stunning. My room must have been giving off peacock karma since they seemed to congregate on my walk, under the eaves, and outside the windows. They do make a lot of noise but they’re forgiven. And my real camera was…
Ossy
Looking up from breakfast I was delighted to find Ossy…Oswaldo Freire..smiling down at me. He’d come over to say hi so we could finally meet. Thanks Tara. Ossy is the Ecuador lead guide for Mountain Madness, owns Hacienda Rumiloma with…
Hacienda Rumiloma
Arrived at this small wonder of the world just after midnight. Everything went according to plan. Fernando was there to meet me and it was about an hour to Rumiloma which is on top of a mountain above Quito. At…
Terminal B
Have time. Why not walk?
Off
2nd try gets underway. Leaving the house for the airport.
Wrong climb on the wrong day with the right guy
I swore I’d never climb Old Rag in the ice and snow. And with only a week before Ecuador I said I wouldn’t do anything with a chance of getting hurt. So Dan and I naturally climbed Old Rag in…
TRXcellent
I have a lot to do at work. Unfortunately none of it is where I live. I travel to West Palm Beach, FL or Marion, MA. When not traveling I work virtually from my office in Virginia and do a…