Climb to the Cotopaxi Summit in the Ecuadorian Andes

Juan Carlos was an excellent guide. In preparing for the hike in the months before he was responsive and he made it easy. I felt very well taken care of during the whole experience. He treated us warmly with care. When it was time to climb he was very experienced in both technique and route. He got me as far as we could go with each mountain. I would gladly have him as a guide again. I would trust him completely. Thank you Juan Carlos for an amazing adventure. Michael Beamer

Juan Carlos is excellent. Coming back in August to climb the big 3 Volcanoes with Juan

Juan Carlos Silva was my guide for a 3 day Cotopaxi climb. He is mentally unstable and a very bad guide. Our itinerary was to do an acclimation hike the first day, ice training the second day, and summiting the 3rd. We didn't do anything planned. He shows up, all preoccupied with some family issues and mentally distracted. He leaves me at some lodge in the national park for a day and a half. He came back in the afternoon of the second day when is too late to do anything except for going to the refuge for the summiting. In the evening of the summit, he is again distracted by his personal issues and has some stomach problems. After 2 hours, as soon as I stop to breathe, he says we have to go back! It's now midnight, we have 6 or 7 hours ahead of ourselves, and we are ahead of other people. It was just crazy. He is one of the worst, unstable, and unqualified guides I ever seen.