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Ecuador Volcanoes Expedition Dispatch
November 13, 2012 – Some Photos of Our Cotopaxi Summit Day
![The Lodge at Tambopaxi, our base for this climb](assets/11-01-tambopaxi.jpg)
The Lodge at Tambopaxi, our base for this climb
![Approaching the Jose Ribas Hut](assets/11-02-jose-ribas-hut.jpg)
Approaching the Jose Ribas Hut
![Jeremy and Ljerka in the Jose Ribas Hut](assets/11-03-jeremy-ljerka.jpg)
Jeremy and Ljerka in the Jose Ribas Hut
![Our bunks in the hut, full of our gear for the climb](assets/11-04-bunks.jpg)
Our bunks in the hut, full of our gear for the climb
![Setting out on our climb in the morning](assets/11-05-morning-climb.jpg)
![Ljerka taking a break in the wee hours of the morning](assets/11-06-taking-a-break.jpg)
Left: Setting out on our climb in the morning; Right: Ljerka taking a break in the wee hours of the morning
![Climbing higher as the sun comes up](assets/11-07-climbing-higher.jpg)
Climbing higher as the sun comes up
![Ljerka and Jeremy climbing at dawn](assets/11-08-jeremy-ljerka-dawn.jpg)
Ljerka and Jeremy climbing at dawn
![Chris climbing at dawn](assets/11-09-chris-dawn.jpg)
Chris climbing at dawn
![An icy world at high altitude](assets/11-10-icy-world.jpg)
An icy world at high altitude
![Chris climbing as the sun rises](assets/11-11-chris-climbing-as-the-sun-rises.jpg)
Chris climbing as the sun rises
![An impressive crevasse that we had to cross.](assets/11-12-impressive-crevasse.jpg)
An impressive crevasse that we had to cross.
![Jeremy’s headlamp is still on as the sun gets higher.](assets/11-13-jeremys-headlamp.jpg)
Jeremy’s headlamp is still on as the sun gets higher.
![Jeremy and Ljerka on the top](assets/11-14-jeremy-and-ljerka-on-top.jpg)
Jeremy and Ljerka on the top
![Chris on the summit](assets/11-15-chris-on-the-summit.jpg)
Chris on the summit
![From the top, we were able to look down into the crater.](assets/11-16-crater.jpg)
From the top, we were able to look down into the crater.