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Overview | Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo
Cotopaxi and Chimborazo | Cotopaxi Express
November 15 - 23; December 1 - 9; January 2 - 10
Land Cost: $2500
Client to Guide Ratio: 3:1
Intermediate Level Climbing
- 9 day itinerary great for those who want to minimize time out of country
- Bi-lingual guides ensure your trip runs smoothly
- Most favorable client-to-guide ratio in the industry
- Optional city tour of Old Quito, including historical sites
- Climb Cotopaxi, the worlds highest active volcano
- Satellite phone access and pulse oximeters on all trips
Day 1 : Depart U.S. for Quito arriving late evening. The guide will meet you at the airport and take you to the hotel.
Day 2 : Spend today in Quito acclimating. The guide will meet with you this day in preparation for the upcoming climbs. This is an important day to check everyone's gear and do any last minute shopping before departing Quito.
Day 3 : Our initial acclimatization hike takes place at Pasachoa National Park. We hike on well maintained trails to the shoulder of the extinct volcano then along the rim to our high point for the hike. We spend the night at a hotel near the town of Lasso.
Day 4 : After a short but rough drive we hike to a saddle below Illiniza Norte then up to the Summit (16,813 ft.). Illiniza Norte is a straight forward, but strenuous hike. It is one of the best acclimatization peaks in the country. We return to our hotel in Lasso.
Day 5 : Today we travel to the Jose Ribas Hut (15,800 feet) on Cotopaxi. This involves a short but strenuous hike.
Day 6 : As we continue our adjustment to the altitude, we spend today on a low section of the glacier where we work on glacier travel skills, techniques, and the general procedures that we will use in our ascents. This is also an important acclimatization day.
Day 7 : We leave for the summit attempt around midnight. By dawn, we move past the right hand corner of the Yanasacha Wall (18,000 feet). The route is steep in sections beyond the wall but straight forward climbing takes us to the summit by noon and back to the hut by mid afternoon. After descending to the road, we drive down to the lower valley for the evening.
Day 8 : Additional summit day if necessary. Alternatively, we will return to Quito to celebrate our successful climb!
Day 9 : Return to the U.S. on an early morning flight.
Included in cost: An AMGA trained Alpine Guide, all ground transportation, hotels, tents. and food while on the mountain. All group climbing and camping equipment.
Not included in cost: Food and drinks in towns, personal climbing and camping equipment, and international air fare, costs of a personal nature, extra hotels or transportation due to illness, injury, or early return.
Prerequisites: Participants should have prior, basic mountaineering experience. They should be comfortable with self arrest, walking in crampons, and have basic roped climbing experience. If you do not possess these skills, or need review, we recommend doing a skills course with us in Colorado prior to your Peru trip.
Equipment: Download the Ecuador Volcanoes Equipment Checklist
Registration and Cancellation: You will need to fill out an International Expedition Application, cancellation policy agreement, and liability waiver, and send it to us with a 50% deposit 60 days before the trip date. Balance is due 30 days prior to trip departure date. Please click on our Registration/Travel link to access the required forms.
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