Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) > Illiniza Norte (Iliniza Norte) > Climber's LogIlliniza Norte (Iliniza Norte) Climber's Log
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| mookyee | Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: july 15, 2002  | |
| this was actually one of my favorite climbs in ecuador - dope views of the other mountains, not too difficult (that's easy to say now). lots of scrambling and loose rock. good acclimitization for cotopaxi. be sure to stay at papa gaya in machachi - very cool place. Sandwiches at 16.800 taste hella good, fo' sure! | |
| Posted Jan 21, 2003 2:30 am | ||
| El Tigre Valderrama | Route Climbed: climbed it via North Face, decended via Normal Date Climbed: January 3, 2002 | |
| Climbed with my wife Annica Carlsson. Reached summit after hiking from la Virgen. Lots of fog. Access to gully very nasty, too much scree and sand. Nice trip accross the mountain, higly recommended as aclimatization climb. | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2003 3:51 pm | ||
| philtower | Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 23 September 2002 | |
| Climbed normal route from camping at La Virgen (4000m) via hut at 4700m. Woken at 4am by roaring bulls! Watch out for these bulls on the track either side of La Virgen. They are bred for bullfighting and I was told by a local that in a group they are pretty safe, but if you encounter one by itself, run very fast! Iliniza Norte itself is quite an easy scramble. If you follow the cairn-marked path exactly (as I did on the return) you hardly need to use your hands. I had clear weather with no ice or snow conditions. Very good views of Iliniza Sur and Cotopaxi. | ||
| Posted Oct 1, 2002 1:19 pm | ||
| jasonconnell | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: November 11th 1999 | |
| Didn't really plan to summit, just wanted to get a little more altitude before climbing Sur. The thing was such a bitch I had to though, loose rock almost the whole way, 2 steps up I step down. Great views of Sur. See trip report for Sur | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2002 9:14 am | ||
| jpdoumeyrou | Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: feb 2002 | |
| spent the night at the refugio. Not too bad but ultra damp (stone and moss). Got the first altitude-induced migraine of my life -(aaaargh). Then around 4 a.m, headache gone, start for the summit. As day breaks, magnificent views on Illi Sur and a lake between the two peaks. Go for the other side of the mountain, then slowly turn left again to the summit. Near the summit, kind of hairy, because the slope tends to be severe, and the rocks are covered with a thin layer of crusty ice, just enough to make you slip and not enough to plant your soles into. Not a good place to lose your footing. Wonderful views to the East as the sun rises. Apart from that, nothing terribly exciting technically. Just scrambling on slanted iced rocks or walking on volcanic ash powder. Kind of the last portion to Kibo, with a more slanted slope. http://www.geocities.com/jpdoumeyrou/ecuador2002/entree.html | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2002 5:58 am | ||
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