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34 viewsLunch before our climbing group sets out for drills. Paul, Bjorn, Marco, Me, and Dan
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30 viewsWe weren't the only ones hoping to climb Cotopaxi that night.
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33 viewsA cool shot of our climbing group - unfortunately Bjorn's lens wasn't focusing properly.
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32 viewsAnother cool group shot with Bjorn's camera.
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31 viewsDan and I are completely oblivious to the black ghost behind us.
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31 viewsPaul practices one of the ascent techniques. You've gotta love crampons.
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30 viewsNow it's time to practice descent.
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31 viewsDan climbs out of a small crack.
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31 viewsChasm crossing 101.
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31 viewsPaul and our ice axes.
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30 viewsNow it's time for the 4-point climb.
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31 viewsBjorn practices walking uphill backwards for some reason.
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30 viewsIcepick or picaxe? Eiher way, a life safer on this mountain.
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31 viewsBase camp: Olympus Mons.
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35 viewsA fox (though the locals said wolf) makes his way around the mountain.
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33 viewsLayers of cloud. Photo by Bjorn.
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31 viewsOur bunks for the evening.
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29 views
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30 viewsAt the extreme end of my telephoto you might guess Olympus Mons.
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33 viewsI guess I was surveying the lands below.
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