ncst - Mar 2, 2010 6:27 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2010
Nice hike - great views
Best views of my three weeks in Ecuador. I counted thirteen volcanoes around me. Wladimir drove me from his hostal Llovizna - I recommend to stay there - to the trailhead La Virgin. Started hiking at 6am. No snow, some wind at the summit with the cross.
great day, nice weather, pretty fast summit (Boriss predicted around 1 PM, and I was already in Quito taking a shower at that time). Hiked up/scrambled with Segundo (friend of Boriss = High Andean).
scottmitch - Jan 30, 2010 1:16 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2010
Normal Route
Climbed with Dustin and Ammon.
Ammon Hatch - Jan 20, 2010 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2010
Higest yet, more to come
8 hours round trip from the parking lot. Lots of wind and no views due to clouds. Fun scrambling. The ´5.3´is high 4th class at best and can be soloed by anyone with technical climbing background and comfort with exposure.
Boriss Andean - Jan 19, 2010 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2010
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Climbed with K'Ashem members from Guatemala (Deysi, Valesca, Alejandro and Ariel). Got to the top after 5 hours of leaving from the trailhead at La Virgen parking lot.
Extremelly windy at the top (5,126 m / 16,818 ft). It was hard to keep ourselves straight.
Got back to the parking lot by the north face in just one hour (6 hours RT from the parking lot).
Boriss Andean - Dec 27, 2009 4:01 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Probably my last climb of Illiniza Norte of the year. I climbed from La Virgen parking lot with 6 Austrians. Very fast team, we left the trailhead at 5:45 am and got to the summit (5,126 m / 16,818 ft) at 9:45 am, 4 hours!
It snowed all the way up to the summit. I found I huge boulder that felt 3 days before the climb, injuring a guide and his client.
We headed back to the parking lot by the north face. (7 hours RT).
Mathias Zehring - Dec 22, 2009 1:28 am Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006
normal route
climbed with a german organized group from La Virgen. The direct descent through scree was fun!
Boriss Andean - Dec 21, 2009 6:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Climbed with Coral (USA). Our hike started from La Virgen parking lot at 5:45 am. It rainned during the whole approaching to the refuge.
We started climbing from the refuge at 9:15 am. This time, it snowed during the approaching to the summit. A team from the Mountaineering Club of Caracas (Venezuela) almost kill us. They tried to climb straight up to the summit and threw three big rocks to the climbers below. Luckly nobody got hurt.
Got to the summit (5,126 m / 16,818 ft) after 1 and a half hours of leaving the refuge. A pretty fast climb.. I enjoyed it!
The mountain changed completely in minutes. Thick snow flakes covered Illiniza Norte and the trail.
The Venezuelan Team got lost on their way down from the summit. They got to the refuge just before sunset.
A great climb prior to our Illiniza Sur climb, the next day.
Boriss Andean - Nov 16, 2009 9:37 am Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Climbed with 9 french climbers and with Rafael (ECU). Got to the summit after 5 hours of hiking from La Virgen.
Perfect weather. Conditions on the mountain were excellent, no snow at all.
tb00957 - Nov 16, 2009 8:43 am Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2009
normal route
There were three climbers descending the Illiniza Sur while we were at the summit. I would like to do that one next time.
Boriss Andean - Nov 11, 2009 10:43 am Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Climbed with 5 germans, Bladimir and Jaime from Ecuador. Got to the summit (5,126 m / 16,818 ft) after 5 and a half hours of hiking and climbing.
Great weather. Didn't find any snow in the mountain. Illiniza Sur is loosing its glacier pretty fast. I studied the route up carefully from Illiniza Norte's top. I'm thinking to climb Sur as soon as I have an off day.
Epica - Nov 10, 2009 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2009
Back again....
Second time to Illiniza to acclimatize for Cotopaxi. Took the normal route this time, with a quick break at the refuge.
Epica - Sep 22, 2009 12:40 am Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2008
My highest peak so far...
Stayed at the Llovizna Lodge in El Chaupi and got a ride to the La Virgen trailhead. It was a very memorable climb. I was so happy to be on top of a mountain in Ecuador!
Boriss Andean - Sep 16, 2009 3:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
Route Climbed: Southestern ridge
Climbed with Ben, Dan, Steve and Duncan (ENG). We started at 4:30 am from La Virgen Parking Lot.
Ben waited for us at the refuge while the rest of us pushed for the summit. A long day for me at work!.. it took us 9 hours to summit and to get back to the truck.
Windy and cloudy, but we were lucky to see the surroundings from the summit (5,126 m/16,818 ft), including Chimborazo to the south. The weather got better on the way down and the following days.
Shirley Lam - Aug 18, 2009 3:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2009
Normal route
A little sketchier than expected...fun stuff! We climbed Illiniza Sur earlier that morning and it was pretty darn cool to get such a great look at the route we took up the mountain.
camerona91 - Jun 8, 2009 5:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009
Unsuccessful
Horrible weather and a stomach flu combined to stop us from climbing Iliniza Norte during our time in El Chaupi. Made it to the ridge while looking for the refuge, but could not find it in the whiteout. Stomach flu stopped attempt 2 days later. Brutal weather in the Iliniza area for the week we were around Quilotoa Loop and El Chaupi. Will have to come back one day...
grabbs146 - Mar 25, 2009 10:23 am Date Climbed: Dec 4, 2008
route climbed:normal route
great climb!!! Had a good time on the way down till the thunderstorm rolled in. I can't wait to go back and repeat this climb.
climbed around june of 02 with hans and jon. no other climbers the whole time-just how we like it
bighornmonkey - Feb 2, 2009 5:00 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2009
Two-fer on the Ilinizas
Climbed Iliniza SUR, then NORTE (Normal Route) on the same day. NORTE is supposed to be snow free but there was a lot of fresh snow that day. We followed tracks to the summit, got to the top at around 2:00pm and down the same way. Snow got considerably softer on the way down that late in the day.
pattycoloma - Jan 19, 2009 10:48 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2008
Great!
It was great to get this summit, perhaps the hike was hard for me. You can see the joy I felt in the shots of this album.
ncst - Mar 2, 2010 6:27 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2010
Nice hike - great viewsBest views of my three weeks in Ecuador. I counted thirteen volcanoes around me. Wladimir drove me from his hostal Llovizna - I recommend to stay there - to the trailhead La Virgin. Started hiking at 6am. No snow, some wind at the summit with the cross.
Liba Kopeckova - Feb 22, 2010 1:11 am
great hikegreat day, nice weather, pretty fast summit (Boriss predicted around 1 PM, and I was already in Quito taking a shower at that time). Hiked up/scrambled with Segundo (friend of Boriss = High Andean).
scottmitch - Jan 30, 2010 1:16 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2010
Normal RouteClimbed with Dustin and Ammon.
Ammon Hatch - Jan 20, 2010 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2010
Higest yet, more to come8 hours round trip from the parking lot. Lots of wind and no views due to clouds. Fun scrambling. The ´5.3´is high 4th class at best and can be soloed by anyone with technical climbing background and comfort with exposure.
Boriss Andean - Jan 19, 2010 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2010
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Climbed with K'Ashem members from Guatemala (Deysi, Valesca, Alejandro and Ariel). Got to the top after 5 hours of leaving from the trailhead at La Virgen parking lot.
Extremelly windy at the top (5,126 m / 16,818 ft). It was hard to keep ourselves straight.
Got back to the parking lot by the north face in just one hour (6 hours RT from the parking lot).
Boriss Andean - Dec 27, 2009 4:01 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Probably my last climb of Illiniza Norte of the year. I climbed from La Virgen parking lot with 6 Austrians. Very fast team, we left the trailhead at 5:45 am and got to the summit (5,126 m / 16,818 ft) at 9:45 am, 4 hours!
It snowed all the way up to the summit. I found I huge boulder that felt 3 days before the climb, injuring a guide and his client.
We headed back to the parking lot by the north face. (7 hours RT).
Mathias Zehring - Dec 22, 2009 1:28 am Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006
normal routeclimbed with a german organized group from La Virgen. The direct descent through scree was fun!
Boriss Andean - Dec 21, 2009 6:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Climbed with Coral (USA). Our hike started from La Virgen parking lot at 5:45 am. It rainned during the whole approaching to the refuge.
We started climbing from the refuge at 9:15 am. This time, it snowed during the approaching to the summit. A team from the Mountaineering Club of Caracas (Venezuela) almost kill us. They tried to climb straight up to the summit and threw three big rocks to the climbers below. Luckly nobody got hurt.
Got to the summit (5,126 m / 16,818 ft) after 1 and a half hours of leaving the refuge. A pretty fast climb.. I enjoyed it!
The mountain changed completely in minutes. Thick snow flakes covered Illiniza Norte and the trail.
The Venezuelan Team got lost on their way down from the summit. They got to the refuge just before sunset.
A great climb prior to our Illiniza Sur climb, the next day.
Boriss Andean - Nov 16, 2009 9:37 am Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Climbed with 9 french climbers and with Rafael (ECU). Got to the summit after 5 hours of hiking from La Virgen.
Perfect weather. Conditions on the mountain were excellent, no snow at all.
tb00957 - Nov 16, 2009 8:43 am Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2009
normal routeThere were three climbers descending the Illiniza Sur while we were at the summit. I would like to do that one next time.
Boriss Andean - Nov 11, 2009 10:43 am Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Climbed with 5 germans, Bladimir and Jaime from Ecuador. Got to the summit (5,126 m / 16,818 ft) after 5 and a half hours of hiking and climbing.
Great weather. Didn't find any snow in the mountain. Illiniza Sur is loosing its glacier pretty fast. I studied the route up carefully from Illiniza Norte's top. I'm thinking to climb Sur as soon as I have an off day.
Epica - Nov 10, 2009 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2009
Back again....Second time to Illiniza to acclimatize for Cotopaxi. Took the normal route this time, with a quick break at the refuge.
Epica - Sep 22, 2009 12:40 am Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2008
My highest peak so far...Stayed at the Llovizna Lodge in El Chaupi and got a ride to the La Virgen trailhead. It was a very memorable climb. I was so happy to be on top of a mountain in Ecuador!
Boriss Andean - Sep 16, 2009 3:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
Route Climbed: Southestern ridgeClimbed with Ben, Dan, Steve and Duncan (ENG). We started at 4:30 am from La Virgen Parking Lot.
Ben waited for us at the refuge while the rest of us pushed for the summit. A long day for me at work!.. it took us 9 hours to summit and to get back to the truck.
Windy and cloudy, but we were lucky to see the surroundings from the summit (5,126 m/16,818 ft), including Chimborazo to the south. The weather got better on the way down and the following days.
Shirley Lam - Aug 18, 2009 3:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2009
Normal routeA little sketchier than expected...fun stuff! We climbed Illiniza Sur earlier that morning and it was pretty darn cool to get such a great look at the route we took up the mountain.
camerona91 - Jun 8, 2009 5:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009
UnsuccessfulHorrible weather and a stomach flu combined to stop us from climbing Iliniza Norte during our time in El Chaupi. Made it to the ridge while looking for the refuge, but could not find it in the whiteout. Stomach flu stopped attempt 2 days later. Brutal weather in the Iliniza area for the week we were around Quilotoa Loop and El Chaupi. Will have to come back one day...
grabbs146 - Mar 25, 2009 10:23 am Date Climbed: Dec 4, 2008
route climbed:normal routegreat climb!!! Had a good time on the way down till the thunderstorm rolled in. I can't wait to go back and repeat this climb.
Groundswell - Mar 23, 2009 5:43 pm
empty mountainclimbed around june of 02 with hans and jon. no other climbers the whole time-just how we like it
bighornmonkey - Feb 2, 2009 5:00 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2009
Two-fer on the IlinizasClimbed Iliniza SUR, then NORTE (Normal Route) on the same day. NORTE is supposed to be snow free but there was a lot of fresh snow that day. We followed tracks to the summit, got to the top at around 2:00pm and down the same way. Snow got considerably softer on the way down that late in the day.
pattycoloma - Jan 19, 2009 10:48 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2008
Great!It was great to get this summit, perhaps the hike was hard for me. You can see the joy I felt in the shots of this album.