- Home
- Expeditions
- Aug 11, 2011
-
-
Email -
Facebook -
Pinterest -
Twitter
-
Ecuador: busy summer season comes to an end, next trips in November coming up fast!
Five trips completed from April to August this year confirm that it’s not just the winter season that provides excellent summit climbs and trekking opportunities. Our teams enjoyed some excellent climbing conditions and weather combined with the usual fickle weather Ecuador sometimes affords climbers and trekkers. But, if you missed these trips the traditional November-early March season is coming up fast! In the meantime, read more about our August trip.
Upcoming trips:
Ecuador Mountaineering School
Ecuador Volcanoes
Antisana and Illiniza Sur
9‑day Cotopaxi Expedition
Cotopaxi Trek or Climb
August Ecuador Volcanoes trip: Five climbers, along with MM Guide Gaspar Navarrete, approached the Ecuador Volcanoes in early August with hopes of favorable climbing conditions. They were met with extreme winds and unfavroable conditions on some of the peaks that is characteristic often of this month, however the climbers were able to come away from their adventure with some great accomplishments! Their first objective, Cayambe, experienced high winds on summit day, keeping the climbers a few hundred meters short of the summit.
Cayambe. Oscar Amador photo
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=f031e2d88f39bf85531b8226ce1b8a8f 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=2b565525b642ceeb493f982ee0db254c 448w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=203eb49b44a19c7315934428d8c27740 448w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=d517c935c2bf03e2d72efa6ff8878225 448w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=6680a769b8546b9f3842a1cc0ea2fd27 448w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=c9488096debbc81e1b10dd4fb64b6fe3 448w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=6fed164d862a6626191d184fea91c1f0 448w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2Fec3imagea.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=c336f67edd19664a7b80905e5ce7176b 448w)
Oscar Amador photo
An extremely windy day accompanied the climbers on their summit day of Cotopaxi. Climbers Benjamin L. and Kirsi L. reached the 19,348 foot summit while Gaspar and client Oscar A. reached 18,537 feet! Congratulations to everyone for these wonderful accomplishments! The high winds made summit day a very long day for everyone.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=42d194d6cd3f5fe1da9626dc8bd65053 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=6ed2ca7938d5796ab8887ec8c91479e5 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=63f9bddf6a1e12db4da984ae73029c96 700w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=7674d8e37812438b4f9fdf6b1b7ab67b 800w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=035234bb98707ffeb6024f9f1b3ed961 1000w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=2ffc82bce5c9a0927a5db1bfbd71dc0d 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=939d5647abe23289848b19c9b69ef293 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=8db66f765793a61959b442235fc8f6f2 1024w)
Ben, Marco and Oscar. Marco Lopez photo
The team then travelled to Baños and Urbina to rest up before the attempt on Chimborazo. However, the conditions on Chimborazo were unfavorable, so Gaspar quickly and smoothly set up two alternative options: Illiniza Norte (16,818 feet) or Illiniza Sur (17,267 feet). Climber John C. took to Illiniza Norte while the rest of the group headed to Illiniza Sur. The team encountered more wind and cold weather, however Oscar A. and Benjamin L. successfully reached the summit of Illiniza Sur over some nice technical terrain that was a bobus to the trip for sure!
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=98ba4d8d31bef3f05c68586c185eb0ea 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=63664fef8c423fb773331a1e6c7a1e36 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=54fe62a3cae26ccb0bdb57780082c205 700w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=dd4fe15bcbab111f7740201863a2177a 800w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=5a5a4065b408321931e2b28b533b486e 1000w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=7c6e8d36361511084642167a7b272e2c 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=216c086528b6d59c57d5fbea5b2990ac 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fnewswire%2FEcuador_Volcanoes_113.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=18eab7224029073c49d2c72ed5f68dbd 1024w)
Marco Lopez photo