Runduloma Ridge

Pasochoa The Third

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April 6th 2008
At the third attempt I finally managed to climb the four summits of Pasochoa. The trick is to deviate to the left about 100m before the wall at which I failed the last time. There are some faint traces of a path leading into a witch forest (i.e. Polylepsis trees) just below the rocks. Its pretty steep and the path partially difficult to see through the forest, but it's the only way to bypass the ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more