The Team Turns to Cayambe

Hi Everyone,

We wrapped up our last acclimatization day with a hefty dose of variety. We started the day with a short tour in the cloud forest looking at hummingbirds, went on a short hike up to 14,400 feet in the clouds and mist then stopped at the equator with good views of our first big objective, Cayambe. Now we’re settled in to the Yanacocha Lodge and all packed for tomorrow. We’ll be headed up past the Cayambe hut to review some glacier travel and snow climbing techniques to prepare for our summit bid on Cayambe!

the team turns to cayambe

the team turns to cayambe

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