ecuador2006
In the winter of 2006/2007, I spent a few weeks in Ecuador climbing with some of Super Best Friends. The result? Metalstorm: Cotopaxi edition.
- 12/29 — Ecuadorian Sunrise
Greetings from south of the equator, aka Ecuador,
Yep, I’m in South America again, this time to “walk up a hill for a long time while feeling bad” (a not-so unaccurate description of mountain climbing from a friend of mine). The big goal is to climb Cotopaxi, which wikipedia tells me is a volcano that is 5,897 m (19,347 ft) tall. Should be a good time over the next two weeks.
- 1/2 — Up In Flames
“Throw some more wood on the baby; that’ll make it burn better.”
“Too bad we don’t have any gasoline…”And such was the climax of several idyllic days whiled away in Quito.
- 1/8 — A-Climb-a-Schedual-Ization
Bursty. Things flow in dribs, drabs, and then deluges. All our lives, it seems the pattern is to work hard so that we can… rest. Fifty weeks of labor, two weeks of vacation; fifty years of toil, a few years of retirement bliss. Oddity.
Today we are sloth embodied. Well deserved, in my opinion. Bagged four peaks in five days…
- 1/11 — A Crater With a View
“Oso! Como estas?” —- “Bear! How are you?”
“Bien.” —- “Good.”
“Chino! Como estas?” —- “Chinaman! How are you?”
“Bien.” —- “Good.”
“Vamos!” —- “Let’s go!”And so it went for our 7 hour ascent, until we reached the Cotopaxi summit (5897m, 19,347 ft).
- 1/15 — Exuent, Chased by an Oso
Landed back stateside on Saturday and spent the past few days enjoying the USA. Now, as the day spent remembering the man who dreamed draws down, I’ve a few final flotsammy observations to finish out our correspondence.