Aufstieg zum Gipfel des Cotopaxi in den ecuadorianischen Anden

I spent 8 days with Juan Carlos and his very nice team and it was amazing! Juan Carlos is friendly and flexible. He picked me up at the airport and also brought me back there to get my flight. I did Corazon, Iliniza norte, cayambe and Chimborazo. The acclimatation plan is optmized also thanks to the location of the base camp (around 3300m). All is done to achieve the different summits. Don't hesistate! Alexis

Good trip for someone already in the region and acclimatised; I wouldn’t recommend for someone travelling in to immediately start climbing. Climbed with another guide (Patrick) for the first two peaks. Great on the first day, seemed distracted on the second day and the rush (for Ecuador’s election day) made the second climb fast and uncomfortable considering cloudy and cold conditions. Cayambe had a lot of weather which created quite hazardous conditions on the glacier so we could not summit. Due to the extremely fast acclimatisation process, I opted not to climb Chimborazo. Juan Carlos was good about the change of plan. Throughout, it was difficult to get much information. I had to message repeatedly and ask very specific questions just to obtain any packing lists and if I hadn’t prior experience, I am sure I’d not have been prepared. The accommodation was fantastic but travel in the area needs a car so I was stuck in the one location when not climbing. Transport between climbs was long. Might have been better to change accomm to suit peaks. Overall happy to have tried to climb these peaks but the trip itself requires a lot more info for the climber and needs some prior acclimatisation.

ガイドのJuanは、おそらく素晴らしいガイドですが、ツアー開始時に一回会っただけで、実際にガイディングしてもらうことはありませんでした。なので本来ならばガイドとしては無評価です。 順応を含めて4回の登山がありましたが、その度ごとにJuanがガイドを外注・手配していたようで、ガイドが変わりました。それぞれのガイドに不満はありません。 ケヴィンという旅行代理店の男性が、ドライバー兼添乗員として我々の世話をしてくれました。 ベースはチャウピという集落近くの農場の中のゲストハウスでした。各登山にはここから自動車で出発するため、移動時間がかかりました。またチャウピのゲストハウスは、初日に到着した時に誰もおらず、暖房もなく、シャワーも出ない状態で、かなり驚きました。この状態はその後改善はされました。 我々が、スペイン語が喋れず、英語も上手くないため、そのことも影響しているでしょうが、全体のスケジュールがよくわからない状態で動かされた、という印象です。 山はチンボラソに登れず、順応のカヤンベだけに登れましたが、これは天気のせいであり、仕方ないですね。 総じては楽しかったです。

As the Cotopaxi Volcano was closed, there was a change of plans and I made the first summit at the Corazon Volcano with the guide Daniel, who helped me a lot along the way. And instead of climbing Cotopaxi we went to Cayambe which is a beautiful mountain! Juan went with me to the Cayambe summit and he is a great guide! Super patient and motivated me on the journey. Although I wasn't able to reach the summit because I wasn't feeling well, we managed to see the sunrise from the mountain plateau and it was beautiful! A show of nature. Thank you Juan