Ecuador Volcanoes Expedition Dispatch
November 15, 2012 – Hiking on a Bad Weather Day
Yesterday we drove from Banos to Chimborazo, It is always a great feeling to arrive in this beautiful mountain lodge. Although tired due to a long day visiting so many different places, our team was surprized and amazed to find such a unique place in a remote part of Ecuador, in the shadow of Chimborazo.
We had a great dinner and went to bed quite early. Chris told us that she woke up with great clear views of Chimborazo from her bedroom windows.
The plan for today was to do a reconnaissance hike to the high camp on Chimborazo. It turned out that the weather was really not on our side. It rained, it snowed and we even had lightening during the hike. We all got back to the hotel happy with our decision that climbing Chimbo this season was really not meant to be. But it was still good to visit the upper hut.
Now we are driving to the town of Riobamba where we will spend the night and plan to ride the Devil’s Nose Train on Friday. The adventure never ends!
The view of Chimbrazo from the window in our lodge is spectacular
It looks more like a photo hanging on the wall, but the view through the glass is real.
Our lodge
One of the most spectacular locations for a mountain lodge anywhere in the world – in good weather
The weather on our hike today confirmed that this would not be good weather to climb higher.
Even the gunacos seems tired of the rain mixed with snow.
Finally we saw the Whymper Hut through the mist.
Our high point for the day, 5000 meters
It felt great to return to our warm cozy lodge.