Senad Rizvanovic - Feb 26, 2019 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2019
Nice Hike!
Easy and relaxing hike, amazing views of Quito from the ridgeline.
jm141302 - Oct 3, 2013 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2013
Few times now
I've been up this way a few times. Hour and 45 min from the Teleferiqo. The way is much more interesting and challenging than the normal route. It's good for going to the top but not sure I'd like to climb down it.
Jake - Jan 22, 2013 4:33 pm Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2013
Nice scramble
Solo, nice scramble. Little bit cloudy.
Inday - Feb 21, 2011 10:23 pm Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2011
Direct Route
With ET's crew. Great time, loved that Ventana de Muerte.
rgg - Dec 13, 2010 5:47 pm Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2010
Direct route
Climbed with Boriss and Liesbeth.
Boriss Andean - Dec 9, 2010 4:33 pm Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2010
Direct route!, again!
Rob (HOL), Boris (my son) and I climbed Guagua Pichincha the day before. We saw Rucu in the distance.
Rob (HOL) and I climbed Rucu´s direct route along with Liesbeth (BEL). Hanna (SWE) climbed by the normal route alone and waited for us there.
Very nice scramble. Got to the top (4,698 m / 15,413) after two and a half hours after leaving the trailhead.
Met with Hana at the summit and had some snaks for 30 minutes with a Swiss and a Polish.
We got some hail on the way down, but nothing serious.
Boriss Andean - Nov 3, 2010 5:23 pm Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2010
Love this route!
Wow!, missed climbing by this route!. Great weather and nice people up at the summit. Met with Mike (USA), my good friend I climbed Cotopaxi with a couple years ago.
Got back by the normal route.
andreeacorodeanu - Oct 26, 2009 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009
Route Climbed: Direct Route.
Three hours to the top. Weather was good but foggy. Climbed with Boriss. Stayed 5 seconds at the top and we boggied on down due to thunder threatening.
Nice views of Quito from the Teleferiqo area. A great acclimatization climb and training for the next climbs to be done in Ecuador.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009
Route Climbed: Direct Route.
Started at 10:30 am. Weather was good but cloudy. Andreea (ROM) and I climbed up by the direct route. Got to the top 3 hours later.
Great views of Quito from teleferico.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Dec 10, 2008
Route Climbed: Direct Route.
Christine (USA) and I started our hike at 10:00 am from the teleferico trailhead. Perfect weather. We chose to scramble up by the direct route. A russian team followed our moves all the way up to the summit.
Easy scramble up and down El Paso de la Muerte (Pass of death). Got to the summit (4,698 m/15,413 ft) at 1:00 pm. We took hundreds of pictures of the surroundings, the crater and of ourselves. Got back to Quito at 3:00 pm.
Total climbing time: 5 hours.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
Route Climbed: Direct Route.
My friend Katy and I got to the top in two hours. Easy scrambling to the summit (4,698 m/15,413 ft). We took a short trail before the first arete and then headed straight up with no problems at all. Dry conditions in the whole mountain. We summited and headed down by the normal route. RT time: 3h 30 minutes.
Posted Jul 21, 2008 2:09 pm
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:44 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2008
Route Climbed: Direct Route.
Héloïse (FRA) and I started at 11:00 am. We took an easy pass by the southwestern side of Rucu, in order to avoid a few exposed passes in the first pitch of the climb. We got to "Paso de la Muerte" soon after. Climbed up a couple of feak summits and ended up on the true summit.
We returned by the normal route.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:40 pm Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2007
Route Climbed: Direct Route.
Started at 9:00 as soon as the teleferico opened. Climbed with Pablo and Vero. Easy 3rd class scramble, with some exposed passes, one of them "Paso de la Muerte" where one of my best friends Colon Falconi fell to his dead 4 months later. Returned by the normal route.
I have climbed Ruco 3 times- 7/23/o5, 8/6/05, 2/19/06 and Padre Encantado once- 8/6/05. All of them great experiences. The first time we camped on the summit and rock climbed on some cliffs below in the morning. Ruco offers pretty descent rock- a rare thing in Ecuador. Did the ridge twice and the sandslide once.
Senad Rizvanovic - Feb 26, 2019 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2019
Nice Hike!Easy and relaxing hike, amazing views of Quito from the ridgeline.
jm141302 - Oct 3, 2013 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2013
Few times nowI've been up this way a few times. Hour and 45 min from the Teleferiqo. The way is much more interesting and challenging than the normal route. It's good for going to the top but not sure I'd like to climb down it.
Jake - Jan 22, 2013 4:33 pm Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2013
Nice scrambleSolo, nice scramble. Little bit cloudy.
Inday - Feb 21, 2011 10:23 pm Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2011
Direct RouteWith ET's crew. Great time, loved that Ventana de Muerte.
rgg - Dec 13, 2010 5:47 pm Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2010
Direct routeClimbed with Boriss and Liesbeth.
Boriss Andean - Dec 9, 2010 4:33 pm Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2010
Direct route!, again!Rob (HOL), Boris (my son) and I climbed Guagua Pichincha the day before. We saw Rucu in the distance.
Rob (HOL) and I climbed Rucu´s direct route along with Liesbeth (BEL). Hanna (SWE) climbed by the normal route alone and waited for us there.
Very nice scramble. Got to the top (4,698 m / 15,413) after two and a half hours after leaving the trailhead.
Met with Hana at the summit and had some snaks for 30 minutes with a Swiss and a Polish.
We got some hail on the way down, but nothing serious.
Boriss Andean - Nov 3, 2010 5:23 pm Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2010
Love this route!Wow!, missed climbing by this route!. Great weather and nice people up at the summit. Met with Mike (USA), my good friend I climbed Cotopaxi with a couple years ago.
Got back by the normal route.
andreeacorodeanu - Oct 26, 2009 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009
Route Climbed: Direct Route.Three hours to the top. Weather was good but foggy. Climbed with Boriss. Stayed 5 seconds at the top and we boggied on down due to thunder threatening.
Nice views of Quito from the Teleferiqo area. A great acclimatization climb and training for the next climbs to be done in Ecuador.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009
Route Climbed: Direct Route.Started at 10:30 am. Weather was good but cloudy. Andreea (ROM) and I climbed up by the direct route. Got to the top 3 hours later.
Great views of Quito from teleferico.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Dec 10, 2008
Route Climbed: Direct Route.Christine (USA) and I started our hike at 10:00 am from the teleferico trailhead. Perfect weather. We chose to scramble up by the direct route. A russian team followed our moves all the way up to the summit.
Easy scramble up and down El Paso de la Muerte (Pass of death). Got to the summit (4,698 m/15,413 ft) at 1:00 pm. We took hundreds of pictures of the surroundings, the crater and of ourselves. Got back to Quito at 3:00 pm.
Total climbing time: 5 hours.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
Route Climbed: Direct Route.My friend Katy and I got to the top in two hours. Easy scrambling to the summit (4,698 m/15,413 ft). We took a short trail before the first arete and then headed straight up with no problems at all. Dry conditions in the whole mountain. We summited and headed down by the normal route. RT time: 3h 30 minutes.
Posted Jul 21, 2008 2:09 pm
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:44 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2008
Route Climbed: Direct Route.Héloïse (FRA) and I started at 11:00 am. We took an easy pass by the southwestern side of Rucu, in order to avoid a few exposed passes in the first pitch of the climb. We got to "Paso de la Muerte" soon after. Climbed up a couple of feak summits and ended up on the true summit.
We returned by the normal route.
Boriss Andean - Oct 23, 2009 1:40 pm Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2007
Route Climbed: Direct Route.Started at 9:00 as soon as the teleferico opened. Climbed with Pablo and Vero. Easy 3rd class scramble, with some exposed passes, one of them "Paso de la Muerte" where one of my best friends Colon Falconi fell to his dead 4 months later. Returned by the normal route.
. Colon Falconi (Nov/74 - May/07).
summiter - Mar 30, 2006 2:00 am
Ruco PichinchaI have climbed Ruco 3 times- 7/23/o5, 8/6/05, 2/19/06 and Padre Encantado once- 8/6/05. All of them great experiences. The first time we camped on the summit and rock climbed on some cliffs below in the morning. Ruco offers pretty descent rock- a rare thing in Ecuador. Did the ridge twice and the sandslide once.