Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Rucu Pichincha
Wes & Curtis finally met up with Freddy at about 2:20 pm today to make arrangements for tomorrow. During the afternoon they took the Teleferico (sky tram) up to Rucu Pichincha. This peak is about six miles from Quito and rises to 15,413 feet. The guys did a short hike up to about 14,100 feet to help them get further acclimated. It took them about two hours round trip. They then came back to Quito and had a good dinner of steak and wine. Wes said the weather is still nice and mild. Tomorrow they will be picked up at 10:00 a.m. to make the drive to the climbers' hut on Cayambe. The trip should take about an hour and a half. Depending on the conditions, they could be driven all the way up to the hut - if the conditions aren't so good they will have to do a very short hike up. The elevation at the Cayambe Hut is 15,255 feet. They plan to spend the rest of the day tomorrow taking it easy and getting used to the higher altitude.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Good luck, Wes. I’ll be following you all the way on your current climb. Be safe and come back with a lot of pictures. Can’t wait to hear your stories. Love, Dad & Lynn.
ReplyDeleteDear Wesley, you really know how to do it slow and easy and will make easier then any yahoos that havent learned to respect the mountains. You must be a great teacher to climb with. The Crofts
ReplyDelete