After two doses of coca tea and various breaks to get our bodies accustomed to the altitude, we finally made it up to the snow line on Cotopaxi. From there, we got out of the car and started our climb.
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| Here comes the snow! |
Our guide told us to carry as little as possible (though our water bottles were a must), so we grabbed our cameras, and I tucked Mr. Hunter into my jacket pocket. He emerged for a couple of poses, even thought the cold and the wind and the sleet and the snow made taking pictures a bit of a challenge. Those of us who'd had the tea avoided altitude sickness, but the climb was still strenuous, and we all got quite a soaking.
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| Standing together at 15,456 feet |
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| GPS proof |
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| Out of the car and ready to start the climb. |
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| Early on in the climb |
A snippet of the weather at 15,500 feet:
Brrr!
15,546 feet up Cotopaxi Volcano
(which rises 19,347 ft)
Cotopaxi National Park
Ecuador
June 2011
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