I am happy to report that on Thursday night/Friday morning, 7 out of our 9 team members reached the summit of Cotopaxi. After a few days of acclimatization and training on Ruminahui and then the glacier on Cotopaxi, our group made the successful summit push in good style, reaching the summit in just over 8 hours from the parking lot.
Due to the Jose Ribas hut being closed for construction, our group elected to camp and make a single push from the parking lot – making for an over 4000′ summit day. Coupled with the high winds on that day, it made for a challenging yet rewarding climb of Cotopaxi (19,348′). Way to go everyone!
More stories and a full post-trip report coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures!!
Training on the lower slopes of Cotopaxi
Our team finishing up a great day of training on Cotopaxi
Our camp and tents prior to the summit climb.
The impressive Crater Rim of Cotopaxi.
7/9 climbers reached the summit of Cotopaxi (19,348′) after over 4000′ of climbing!