El Corazon

Acclimatization hike #2 is done in Ecuador! The Madison Mountaineering Ecuador Volcanoes expedition team took to Corazón today, standing at 4784m / 15,696ft to continue their acclimatization efforts. It was a beautiful start to the day with excellent views of the surrounding volcanoes. The team is doing great so far and is enjoying the company and scenery shared in the Ecuadorian Highlands. Expedition leader, Estalin Suárez checked in with this dispatch from Ecuador:

Hello! This is Estalin calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ecuador Volcanoes expedition.

Today, we finished with our second day acclimatization with a summit of Corazón Volcano (4784m/15,696ft), which is 15,700 feet. So, in the morning we got a really beautiful day and we could see all the volcanoes around the area! But after a couple hours, we got some fog. Anyways, we got the summit! We had a really good time with the guys. And yeah, so now we’re getting ready for the next one, which is going to be Illiniza Norte (5126m/16,818ft).

Yeah, so that’s all for for now! So, keep in tune, stay in tune.

Descending into the fog on Corazón

Starting the hike into the hut on Illiniza.

In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow our teams as they make their attempts on the world’s most formidable mountains on:

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