"Rainy the snow was very slushy. Lots of pot holing we came to a recent avalanche. We made it to the glacier but decided to turn around. It was raining on us on the glacier and we were concerned with wet slide risks." — ryancoburn • Nov 19, 2021

"Started climb from parking lot at 11pm on Monday. Clear day . Crossed a exposed ridge and the wind was very cold. Heavy snow made last push to summit difficult. Amazing views of almost all of the ecuador big 10 peaks. I’d say the most spectacular summit I’ve ever done." — ryancoburn • Nov 16, 2021

"Ecuador. Trained two times on the blue line to 5400m. Attempted a summit with the guide Fabian from Andean Adventures, the company that operate the refuges. The weather on the night of the climb was ok, no precipitation, not much wind. Its the first time I climb with gear. We had to go fast after the second refuge because there were people on the ridge above us, risk of falling rocks. Scrambled on rocks on the ridge. We passed some people after it on the glacier. Had a bit of trouble keeping pace, went too fast and too slow at times. When we stopped to drink something I felt my tows were freezing, really aching like someone was hitting them with a hammer! Kept climbing just a bit further but I didnt want to risk losing tows and was really exhausted! Got to Punto Negro 5920m where the red normal ascent route crosses the black technical one. Went first going down, we picked up a german woman from another group. I had to vomit. Took longer orange route down to avoid risk of falling rocks. At a tent camp we saw 2 groups of 3 people who made it to the summit. Slept a couple of hours in the refuge before leaving the mountain that is closest to the sun. Didnt make it to the top but happy ..." — Pieter • Nov 8, 2017

"We started at 3am to avoid the afternoon storms at the summit. The first half of the climb is easy, a slow ascend to the bottom of the glacier. After we dawned our crampons and started onto the glacier, the clear weather shifted into light rain, and then snow. We continued forward to reach a 3m vertical ice wall, just 100m from the summit . After gathering the courage, and with a lot of help from our guide, we reached the summit. We snapped some pictures then started back down and reached our cabin around 3pm. I stayed behind from the group to watch a herd of guanaco along the road on the way back. Overall, a challenging, but not too technical climb surrounded by the beautiful high plains of Ecuador. " — Sam-Schloeman • Aug 8, 2016

"The ascent was made for people with certain medical situations not very happy. I did so first elevat for the city and county of Arad, this being achieved even my birthday. It was a long climb - 7:00 H bullish just being amazed that two teams dropped out half the route and one was withdrawn even close to the summit." — CODmunte • Jun 27, 2014