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Two Videos from the Summit of Cotopaxi...



...and one from right after the climb.

Great success! 15 CFH climbers summited Cotopaxi early on friday morning, Jan 12. We traveled back to Quito friday afternoon, and everyone is now safely back in the States. More to come soon, including photos from the climb and summit. Thanks again to ALL our supporters and to those that followed along on the blog!


Debbie Marcinkowski celebrates her summiting!

Laura Willumsen and Kathi Levine on the Summit!

Kevin, Julie, Travis, and Joel on the Summit.



Some cool ice features on the way up...

Eric K. and Dan Jenkins, one of our guides.

We now have some videos posted! We've embedded a few, and have links to some others below...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJZeKAaOzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp9Q1ol46Kc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1As-McUtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGmKqnQeMas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGQ9lCldNAQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBD4np4K82I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHO2j_pIe-Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E75E6l4wHfg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pnIrtV6g_Y

Climb For Hope, Sunday and Monday´s Climbs (1/7 - 1/8)

Sunday -Mt. Fuya Fuya, elevation approx. 14,000 feet, vertical climb of about 1500 feet.

Monday - Mt. Pichincha, elevation approx. 15,500 feet, vertical climb of about 2300 feet. All 5 climbing teams sumiited today!

...And this morning, on the drive to the base of our climb we saw our next stop....Cotopaxi!
We leave Wed morning to head up to the base camp for our Friday ascent.

Climb for Hope - Day 1: Lake Cuicocha near Otavalo, 3 hour preliminary hike, approx. 1000 feet of elevation gain. Beautiful day, azure blue water in the lake which is an old caldera from an ancient volcano. Everyone feeling good, adjusting their equipment, and team is bonding well.

On the Equator on the way to Otavalo.

Small group spent New Year's in the Jungle....before the CFH began.

The time has come..... CFH leaves for Quito, Ecuador tomorrow. And on Jan. 12, starting around midnight, team Climb For Hope will attempt to climb the 3600 vertical feet from the refuge you see above to the summit of volcano Mt. Cotopaxi at 19,347 ft.

Wish us luck!

Hasta luego...

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