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Ecuador Volcanoes Expedition Dispatch
October 12, 2018 – Preparation to Climb Cotopaxi
Today we drove into Cotopaxi National Park. We will spend tonight at the lovely lodge at Tambopaxi where we will store our duffel bags when we leave for the mountain tomorrow.
![Entering the Cotopaxi National Park](assets/07-1-view-of-cotopaxi.jpg)
Entering the Cotopaxi National Park
![Tambopaxi Lodge at the National Park](assets/07-2-cotopaxi-lodge.jpg)
Tambopaxi Lodge at the National Park
![Time to prepare our gear for our summit day](assets/07-5-cotopaxi-gear-preparation.jpg)
Time to prepare our gear for our summit day
![Our team enjoying the views of Cotopaxi](assets/07-7-team-enjoying-cotopaxi.jpg)
Our team enjoying the views of Cotopaxi
![Christina doing some yoga and stretching before the climb](assets/07-8-christina-yoga-cotopaxi.jpg)
Christina doing some yoga and stretching before the climb
![Adriana practicing some climbing skills](assets/07-9-adriana-climbing-skills-practicing.jpg)
Adriana practicing some climbing skills
![Training time](assets/07-10-climbing-skills-cotopaxi.jpg)
Training time
![Indoor climbing skills](assets/07-11-indoor-climbing-skills.jpg)
Indoor climbing skills
![Adriana and Osvaldo](assets/07-12-adriana-osvaldo-cotopaxi.jpg)
Adriana and Osvaldo
![Andrea ready to go](assets/07-13-andrea-ready-for-climb-cotopaxi.jpg)
Andrea ready to go
![We had a visitor – a cute little fox who lives in the area](assets/07-14-fox-visit-cotopaxi.jpg)
We had a visitor – a cute little fox who lives in the area
![Time for dinner](assets/07-16-dinner-time-cotopaxi.jpg)
Time for dinner
![Bed time – Teddy is ready for a good night sleep](assets/07-17-teddy-ready-to-climb-cotopaxi.jpg)
Bed time – Teddy is ready for a good night sleep