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Expedition Dispatch

November 13, 2009 – Cayambe Summit!

We are proud to announce that this entire team has reached the top of Cayambe on Friday November 13th, so much for the superstition about such a date!

It was a long day, the weather changed from snow to clear and back to cloudy and almost whiteout conditions but our team kept on going; they were unstoppable! Berg Adventures’ climbers soldiered on!!! After a long day they all made it back safely to the hut and down the valley.

Congratulations everyone! Now, I will let the photos tell you the story on how their day progressed!

At 1 am the team was all geared up and ready to start their climb

At 1 am the team was all geared up and ready to start their climb

Janice first experience wearing crampons

Janice first experience wearing crampons

Ken relaxed and happy to go

Ken relaxed and happy to go

The  sun was starting to rise and the weather looked stable

The sun was starting to rise and the weather looked stable

Our views across of several other volcanoes were spectacular; Antizana on the left and Cotopaxi, our next goal on the far right

Our views across of several other volcanoes were spectacular; Antizana on the left and Cotopaxi, our next goal on the far right

Crossing a crevasse

Crossing a crevasse

Janice happy and looking good on the mountain

Ken is climbing up to Osvaldo Peter using his ascender on the fixed line

Left: Ken is climbing up to Osvaldo; Right: Peter using his ascender on the fixed line

Team on the summit! 100% success!

Team on the summit! 100% success!

Ken climbing down after a long day

Ken climbing down after a long day

Juancho is the last to go, removing the fixed lines. Always a smile on his face!

Juancho is the last to go, removing the fixed lines. Always a smile on his face!

Janice and Peter wearing the Montreal Canadians hockey team t-shirt with pride down at the bottom. We made it!

Janice and Peter wearing the Montreal Canadians hockey team t-shirt with pride down at the bottom. We made it!