Ecuador 2019: Climbing the Volcanoes: Cayambe’s Ice Age
“Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.” Today we were the bug on Cayambe! Before I get to the crash, let’s […]
Year: 2019
Ecuador Volcanos 2019: Ready for Cayambe
The last few days have been very eventful. We acclimatized on the local mountains, visited the local market and went to 15,000 […]
Ecuador Volcanoes 2019: Acclimatization and Rare Bird Sightings!
Ecuador keeps getting better and better. Today was a real acclimatization hike on a super trail above Quito We had another fabulous […]
Ecuador 2019: Climbing the Volcanoes: Quito
When I started telling people that “I am going to Ecuador to”, I never got out the “climb volcanoes” part before they […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: At K2 Base Camp, Climbing Nanga
One of the K2 teams arrived at base camp but poor weather is already hindering progress. Climbing is going well on Nanga […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: Trekking
Not a lot of new information from any of the teams. The K2 teams are still on the trek and others are […]
Ecuador 2019: I’m Off to Climb the Volcanoes
I’m very excited to announce my plans to climb in Ecuador in January 2019 with my good friend Robert LeClair. We leave […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Climbers en route, Nanga Climbers Climbing, New Everest Route?
The winter 8000-meter teams are well on their way to their respective peaks. On Nanga Parbat, the climbing has begun. K2: In […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Climbers Enroute, Antarctic Update, 28 Everest Summits?
The winter 8000-meter teams are all arriving or are already acclimating towards their objectives. Remember this will be a long effort, especially […]