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laxatives - Sep 26, 2023 9:53 am Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2022
Bailed due to wet slabBailed at 16.7k ft due to avalanche risk. Wet slab formed 12" diameter slabs 2" thick and we heard a loud whumpf before turning around.
TheMountainRabbit - Sep 24, 2023 7:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2023
Main Summit via Normal RouteWhiteout conditions, but good snow quality. Successful summit.
chicagotransplant - Sep 19, 2022 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2022
Normal RouteClimbed with Andean Summit Adventures (Robinsson and Diego guides). Normal route from the Refugio, team of myself, Jamie and Kyle. Some light clouds and a windy summit above them.
Encalomer - Aug 8, 2022 12:07 am Date Climbed: Dec 9, 2021
Full report on how to climb the CayambeHi guys!
In December 2021 we climbed the Cayambe and the Chimborazo volcanos. Here I am sharing with you a full documentary with plenty of information on how we organised our trip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyTMxvOKRiM&t=976s
The Cayambe is a great mountain so better to be ready. Take care and good luck with your expedition!
Matt McCullough - Oct 29, 2019 12:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2019
Cayambe - snowboardingNormal route. Beautiful clear sky and calm conditions during the night climb. As my guide and I were making our way on steeper sections of the glacier we began to break through a crust and then post hole up to our knees on some steps. As the slope got steeper the crust got a little firmer, but we were experiencing cracking and crust collapse into the thick weak snow layer with an ominous "wummmph" sound. We decided to turn back. It was rather disappointing since we were only about 300m from the top (~17,900') and just below a moderate sloping plateau where I had wanted to ride my snowboard which I had lugged all the way up. I was only able to snowboard two very short icy sections just below our turn around point.
Senad Rizvanovic - Feb 25, 2019 9:23 am Date Climbed: Feb 27, 2019
Amazing climbWhat beautiful climb, in my opinion it's more challenging than Cotopaxi. Crevasses are everywhere, but i wasn't worried about those we could see, i was more concerned about hidden snowbridges and most of the time you are walking on top of some sketchy bridges. Amazing climb!
chrisc - Jun 14, 2018 6:38 pm Date Climbed: Dec 21, 2017
Santa Barbara Ridge (Grade TD) Summit!Possibly first foreign ascent of this route? Full trip report here:
https://gethighonaltitude.com/2018/01/17/cayambe-arista-santa-barbara/
Harvest - Aug 16, 2017 1:07 pm Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2016
Normal Route via Hermoso GlacierNormal Route via Hermoso Glacier
reconronin949 - May 15, 2017 10:53 pm
Love me some Ecuador!Guided trip with RMI Guides. Had a solid climb, good pace and we crushed it. About 9 hours round trip from the hut.
NatureGirl - Dec 20, 2016 10:20 am Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2016
almost Christmas SummitPerfect weather, suuuper conditions of snow and glacier, a wonderful ascent.
NatureGirl - Nov 26, 2016 5:46 pm Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2016
new year's summitperfect start of 2016. one of the crevasses was quite open, a bit to climb, all the rest smooth. great weather.
georgeuva - Apr 16, 2016 11:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2015
Cloudy Summit BidClimbed Cayambe after Cotopaxi erupted, changing my plans. Acclimatized on Rucu Pichinicha and Iliniza Norte prior to summit attempt on Cayambe. Weather was cloudy, very windy. Gusts were knocking us over. Summit visibility was virtually zero, but after descending for an hour or so, there were magnificent views, with clouds flowing over the mountain behind us. Overall a fantastic climb. Hut is very luxurious compared to most.
yadahzoemtn - Jan 4, 2016 9:30 pm Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2015
Windy and ColdStarted at 11:30 pm. 7 hours to the Summit. Beautiful view but very cold.
Moogie737 - Feb 15, 2015 11:53 am Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2015
Wind and IceThanks to Marco our guide our wind-buffeted tiny group attained the frigid iced summit at sunrise. Clear views in all directions were difficult to appreciate because of the windchill but we did our best before quickly heading down. Do not underestimate this mountain is my humble advice to all seeking its summit.
goleary - Jan 30, 2015 9:22 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2014
Perfect weather until descentCrystal clear skies with views all the way to quito for the ascent. Upon beginning descent turned more or less into a white out until around 5200 meters.
spaceflight - Jan 19, 2015 2:43 pm Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2014
Cayambe ClimbStarted at the Refugio around 2300 after rain finally stops. Nice mixed climb with a short rock ridge to get over right off the bat. good tike to practice some "Freedom of the Hills" techniques....in boot. after that its a long slog filled with many hidden crevasses (long rope here for sure) to about 100m from the top when it turns to about a 50deg slope depending on the snow might require some ax swinging to assist at that late stage. Weather was great during the night with clear visibility of the cities of Ibarra, Cayambe, and Quito far below. Day break brought in clouds at altitude followed by wind driven sleet at the summit @ 0740 driving a a quick group picture and a careful quick retreat. Fun looooong Climb.
ScottyP - Dec 20, 2014 5:57 pm Date Climbed: Dec 10, 2014
WHITE OUT !Fun times, wish the weather would have been better. Visability went to 30' and we aborted
Monster5 - Nov 9, 2014 6:20 pm Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2014
Normalnice views
michaelblodgett - Mar 18, 2014 2:02 pm Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2014
cayambe 18,887Started hiking from refuge at 2300. I was sick from the altitude and threw up a few times on the way up. It was very steep near the top and we had to climb on all fours. Awesome weather and awesome views. We could see for miles and all of the major volcanoes were in view.
Cloud Ocean - Jan 30, 2014 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2014
Perfect conditionsLeft the refuge at 1:00 a.m. and reached the summit at 6:00 a.m. Perfect snow conditions, clear skies, and low winds made Cayambe very enjoyable. The climbing was fairly sustained and more rigorous than Cotopaxi a few days later. The main obstacles were several crevasse crossings along the lower glacier and a steep crux pitch below the summit. Greeted with an absolutely surreal, alien sunrise on the summit. The sun rose behind a distant thunderstorm, lightning and all, bathing the surrounding mountains in purple light. Climbed with Ecuadorian guide Pato.