Climbing in Ecuador

I've been spending a lot of time in the Andes and have started playing with climbing photography...makes for a lot of gear, a lot to think about and much to learn!

                                        On the summit of Cotopaxi, 19,348 ft

 

Rapidly receding glacier, seems you have to walk another 20 minutes to reach ice every few months.

                                Rush hour at the base of Chimborazo

        Baltazar Ushca- the last hielero (iceman)'s granddaughter.

        See multimedia story The Last Iceman of Chimborazo

                               "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." ~Joseph Campbell