Nov 29th I woke up at around 8am for a quick breakfast and headed straight back to bed, there's a long day ahead. At 11 we were fitted by our guides Jose and Nueto (Milton). The gear includes crampons and ice picks. After the fitting we started our drive to Cotopaxi and stopped for a quick chicken foot lunch. Protein! The drive into Cotopaxi was long but the park definitely stands alone. Three Massive mountains surrounding a plateau that dwarfed us in comparison. We crossed rivers and streams as we climbed higher and higher. Clouds soon appeared overhead followed by rain and then snow. It would best be described as a scene out of lord of the rings. As the terrain steepened the 4x4 we were in began to have problems with its gears and cut
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