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Chimbo out, climbers heading to Illinizas instead
Bad weather thwarts efforts to climb Ecuador’s highest peak, so the team is off to the twin peaks of Illiniza as a consolation prize.
These two peaks offer either a fun rock scramble to close to 17,000-feet, which is what you’ll find on Norte, or a moderate snow/ice climb on Sur. The team is excited to see what looks good and how the conditions are on these two peaks. Not a bad option either way.
Tino called in to report that the group is hanging out and preparing for a visit up in the Illinizas. Lots of rain down low, so they are not sure what they’ll see once the skies clear. Everyone in the group is super happy with the trip so far and are proud to have not been beat down by a little poor weather, especially true for Cayambe where they summited despite rime ice conditions and windy conditions. But, the rain/snow will be just too much for a realistic attempt on Chimbo.
Many in the group came for the school with little or no experience and have found the peaks very doable with some training and proper acclimatization. Michael has fallen in love with the country, it’s people, food, and mountains — what’s not to like he asks! He will be back for Chimbo, but not before he moves on to other climbs in the world.
Joe says hi to Tammy and thanks her for the support back home- he’s having a great time! And Nick says hi to Kevin and wishes he was there.
So, off they go to climb either Illiniza Sur or Norte, both great objectives and a good way to wind down after their success on both Caymabe and Cotopaxi.
Mountain Madness has trips scheduled through out the year in Ecuador and more immediatley has the following available from now until early March:
- Mountaineering School
- Volcanoes Expedition
- 9‑day Cotopaxi
We hope you can join us!
In the meantime, here are some photos of the Illinizas from previous expeditions:
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=ab4a164ef8ba29ced9622a7752de0e65 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=18b28f3236ddb30ca57824b93205fc17 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=25b42699c11e872f79e7c64d02f5bc1d 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=d0e60d1813a195d163f86c6b4892d425 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=1c3f380bbe1ae141ee655f930213baaa 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=8206021eb3f5a2fb15f5486aa02f851a 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=ce1cec7e1a777c451d8cb4e7024213a0 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIlinizas-blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=f680f3bea48ab4897696e930615db32b 500w)
Looking up at Illinizas. Illiniza Sur on left, Illiniza Norte on right.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=9510d9302f2b8538c3a8ff11cf0ea59c 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=547aa5753f6d5f99b6d18ee63b433612 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=8ca38f861ce02ebb687937b53cfb42d6 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=9c4d27d837d66cc8ec5e1fe92816886d 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=76c8515ac74e2d1c0027b81cd8144afd 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=848330afcb2286714dc762580f5b340d 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=c2c093c9da11a45d77796b0519008c7f 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIliniza-LR_blog1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=b3bd1a0b54890305f89e701972ba454b 500w)
Illiniza Norte.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=9d0e5a927a78a8f5dd28576683655be7 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=52df5be6c07dde1df9dd3a87c54bc064 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=9d26ebbd3baa834159c1860c6b2f3ba9 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=2ea6cba90b571423b6aa38bbf8549400 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=96d78d1752f75df84d1f36c013361d71 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=3028508dba3929d04683231fd291ba79 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=3524f72244753e982f245e70cf293941 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FScrambling-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=3aa57749b6a385fce10087ca596ed93d 300w)
Scrambling on Illiniza Norte.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=5e62b06ee22a2420ba384e012e8e2df9 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=43bc45484010598f2d25a8dd52759f53 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=9dae48e0092fa50112c5385a678f9ee5 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=e76bebc0ce6ce77f775065a196c08991 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=54fe7234670d695c92fddef8ac0419cf 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=de95295496f57611e96f11b500228098 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=d09f38b7267e19b37ec2c28730400d31 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FAbove-the-clouds-on-Iliniza_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=534b6ca34adbe3198b0c26a89312947e 500w)
Above the clouds on Illiniza.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=2945b9708218ac07c61e4783b0213447 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=70b143f8af29aae610c608937ea4c1b2 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=6ac67555b4a102555bd74cd75a1f9f10 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=f600f571fffc1a871f8d3ce3caa927e1 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=e19c54ad75b63f053cf0e1c9fb1e944c 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=c411b2a7ba41218e0ca1b0f1be0846a6 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=0f099b28144427865fbca918efb1a371 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FIliniza-Sur-2-on-glacier_blog.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=b98334eb37770217ee5d6ee1ae4145dd 500w)
Final stretch on Illiniza Sur.