Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 24 December 2003
Acclimitization hike for bigger mountains. Relatively easy, in my typical fashion, no summit register but I did get to have a bit to eat at the crossed ski poles. Visibility was low, and nothing else was visible from the summit.
Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: December 14, 2003
Climbed from the north side, starting from the Nature Preserve visitor´s center, thinking that this was the normal route. As a result of our confusion, instead an easy 2-3 hour acclimatization hike, we thrashed our way up a 1,600m ascent, including a very wet 50m of class 5 rock and 70 degree mud. The descent of this section may turn out to be the most technically challenging of the entire trip. Definitely not the acclimatization hike that I was hoping for. The weather was horrible with almost no visibility and periods of rain. We definitely reached a high point on the crater rim, but I´m not sure if this was the true summit due to the poor visibility.
edouet - Jan 7, 2004 11:21 am
Route Climbed: Easy trail Date Climbed: December 03, 2003Easy walk through high grass, whith Julio Mesias ( guide ) and Allan Jackson ( USA ) .
Cloudy, but nice trip from Quito to the foot of the mountain, could see Antisana and bottom of Cotopaxi .
rgreene - Dec 31, 2003 4:26 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 24 December 2003Acclimitization hike for bigger mountains. Relatively easy, in my typical fashion, no summit register but I did get to have a bit to eat at the crossed ski poles. Visibility was low, and nothing else was visible from the summit.
Tom Fralich - Dec 14, 2003 8:54 pm
Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: December 14, 2003Climbed from the north side, starting from the Nature Preserve visitor´s center, thinking that this was the normal route. As a result of our confusion, instead an easy 2-3 hour acclimatization hike, we thrashed our way up a 1,600m ascent, including a very wet 50m of class 5 rock and 70 degree mud. The descent of this section may turn out to be the most technically challenging of the entire trip. Definitely not the acclimatization hike that I was hoping for. The weather was horrible with almost no visibility and periods of rain. We definitely reached a high point on the crater rim, but I´m not sure if this was the true summit due to the poor visibility.
Miguel Angel Perez - Aug 22, 2003 11:03 am
Date Climbed: April, 2002Very pleasant climb, and excellent for aclimatizing. Didn't get a clear day but it has sure a great vista of surrounding volcanoes!
andre hangaard - Mar 28, 2003 2:38 pm
Route Climbed: normal Date Climbed: 20 March 2003Easy and scenic hiking tour. Beautiful view over Cotopaxi and Quito. Inspires to more hikes and Ecuador.
Jerry L - Mar 6, 2003 5:55 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: February 17, 2003Climbed with my 17 year old son. Had a blast.