Boriss Andean - Dec 5, 2010 9:40 pm Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2010
Pasochoa's true summit.
Climbed with Rob (HOL) to the true summit (4,230 m/13,878 ft). It took us 2 and a half hours to do so. We saw the second highest summit to the north of us from the summit, so we hiked and climbed that one too.
Herb - Nov 23, 2010 10:51 am Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2010
Normal route
Good acclimatization hike after arriving in Quito.
Boriss Andean - Oct 14, 2010 5:32 pm Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2010
Fast climb!
Climbed with Jorg (GER), Fritz (GER), Efrain (ECU) and Rolando (ECU) in 2 hours.
The trailhead at Central Hidroelectrica´s gate was locked, so we drove for 20 more minutes to The farm entrance and then to the Fullfighting ring trailhead.
Awesome weather.. and great to hike with the german guys which were funny and friendly. We got back to the truck at 1:30 pm, where we shared our snacks with a friendly donkey.
We finished the day in the afternoon with a delicious ginea pig... it was really yummy!!! :)
Boriss Andean - Jul 16, 2010 6:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2010
Awesome hike!
Hiked up to the top with Barbara and Bruce, both from the USA. I enjoyed hiking up with them. We shared great moments while hiking and riding bikes and horses in Cotopaxi Nat'l Park.
Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: february 2010
At the start of our 15-day road trip through Ecuador, we climbed the Pasochoa in 1 day, starting early in the morning from Quito. The route starting from the nature preserve visitors centre is long, but quite easy as well. Recommended trip for acclimatisation.
ncst - Feb 5, 2010 9:38 pm Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2010
Beautiful forest!
I started from the visitor's centre (bosque protector route), a beautiful forest full of birds, climbed two false summits, and then the real summit (5,5 hours). Was watched by three lama's while summiting. Went down the other route to the hydroplant (that certainly is an easier route), and then got a ride to the highway. Saw nobody the whole day, to cloudy to see nearby volcanoes, but views of the valleys below.
tb00957 - Nov 16, 2009 8:45 am Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2009
normal
It was hard after arriving in Quito the previous night. Next time, have a rest day instead.
Epica - Nov 10, 2009 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2009
Normal route
Nice acclimatization hike... almost ready for Cotopaxi!
Boriss (ECU) and I started at 10:30 am from the Amaguaña gas station. We got a quick ride on the back of a pick up truck, we didn't know the driver was totally drunk. Was a nice climb I enjoy it a lot and most our new friend a doggy that come with us all the way. We climbed the very true summit of Pasochoa (4,230 m/13,878 ft).
Boriss Andean - Jul 22, 2009 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Andreea (ROM) and I started at 10:30 am from the Amaguaña gas station. We got a quick ride on the back of a pick up truck, we didn't know the driver was totally drunk, it was a supersonic ride!. We got dropped off 4 kms before getting to the hydroelectric plant where we found a nice white doggie who chased us up to the very true summit of Pasochoa (4,230 m/13,878 ft).
Andreea an I got there at 1:20 pm.. Nice weather with a few clouds rolling in from time to time. We hitchhiked back to Quito in the back of other truck.
pattycoloma - Jan 15, 2009 2:28 pm Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008
Pasochoa, Normal Route
The first part of the trail -which started from the hydroelectric plant- was made in a sunny morning. Once I got the summit, it became cloudy after that a heavy rain left myself completly muddy, but happy..
Boriss Andean - Jul 21, 2008 1:45 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008
Route Climbed: Normal Route.
Started from the hydroelectric plant (3,300 m/10,700 ft) at 10:00 am. It was tough to get to the Trailhead due to construction on the road.
Once at the TH we headed straigh up and across farm lands. Continued on the road until the base of the mountain and then I hiked up towards the highest summit (4,230 m/13,878 ft). Easy last scrambles to the top. Spent a few minutes at its top with a couple of friends (Diego and Victor) and then headed down towards the second highest summit to meet with Edgar and his Swiss clients.
Nice views of Cotopaxi and surroundings. Got back to the car 10 minutes before a heavy rain approached. Got in the car completely wet. I went back to Quito soon after.
ericd - Jan 16, 2008 3:48 pm Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2008
Cerro Pasochoa
Light afternoon rainfall to cool the 4hr hike. 3500' elevation gain, crater rim climbed to the summit, very-very scenic with the lush green hillside flora on the knife-edge ridgeline next to the ground fog in the valley. A special treat to see pre-Colombian native plants in the Pasochoa forest such as Pumamaqui, Polyapis, Podocarpus, and Sandlewood trees.
Climbed with my partners Axe and Bill562. We climbed the second false summit then realized that ´that peak over there looks taller´ so we climbed it also. It was taller by over 100 feet. A beautiful day with semi clear views of the bigger mountains. It was a great start to our trip to get some altitude time.
I was climbing pasochoa before I climbed Cotopaxi. I was with a couple friends I met in Quito. It was a beautiful day when we started out, but near the top it started storming like crazy. The lightning was striking the ground near us and making me go deaf. It rained so hard that the trail was now a river. We 'swam' back to the trailhead and waited hours until the electricity came back on so we could call a taxi to get us back into the city. I had to take my soaked shirt off and lets just say, I don't think the native Ecuadorians were used to nipple piercings;)
Boriss Andean - Dec 5, 2010 9:40 pm Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2010
Pasochoa's true summit.Climbed with Rob (HOL) to the true summit (4,230 m/13,878 ft). It took us 2 and a half hours to do so. We saw the second highest summit to the north of us from the summit, so we hiked and climbed that one too.
Herb - Nov 23, 2010 10:51 am Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2010
Normal routeGood acclimatization hike after arriving in Quito.
Boriss Andean - Oct 14, 2010 5:32 pm Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2010
Fast climb!Climbed with Jorg (GER), Fritz (GER), Efrain (ECU) and Rolando (ECU) in 2 hours.
The trailhead at Central Hidroelectrica´s gate was locked, so we drove for 20 more minutes to The farm entrance and then to the Fullfighting ring trailhead.
Awesome weather.. and great to hike with the german guys which were funny and friendly. We got back to the truck at 1:30 pm, where we shared our snacks with a friendly donkey.
We finished the day in the afternoon with a delicious ginea pig... it was really yummy!!! :)
Boriss Andean - Jul 16, 2010 6:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2010
Awesome hike!Hiked up to the top with Barbara and Bruce, both from the USA. I enjoyed hiking up with them. We shared great moments while hiking and riding bikes and horses in Cotopaxi Nat'l Park.
il.rocciatore - Apr 5, 2010 7:19 am
Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: february 2010At the start of our 15-day road trip through Ecuador, we climbed the Pasochoa in 1 day, starting early in the morning from Quito. The route starting from the nature preserve visitors centre is long, but quite easy as well. Recommended trip for acclimatisation.
ncst - Feb 5, 2010 9:38 pm Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2010
Beautiful forest!I started from the visitor's centre (bosque protector route), a beautiful forest full of birds, climbed two false summits, and then the real summit (5,5 hours). Was watched by three lama's while summiting. Went down the other route to the hydroplant (that certainly is an easier route), and then got a ride to the highway. Saw nobody the whole day, to cloudy to see nearby volcanoes, but views of the valleys below.
tb00957 - Nov 16, 2009 8:45 am Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2009
normalIt was hard after arriving in Quito the previous night. Next time, have a rest day instead.
Epica - Nov 10, 2009 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2009
Normal routeNice acclimatization hike... almost ready for Cotopaxi!
andreeacorodeanu - Jul 22, 2009 2:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Boriss (ECU) and I started at 10:30 am from the Amaguaña gas station. We got a quick ride on the back of a pick up truck, we didn't know the driver was totally drunk. Was a nice climb I enjoy it a lot and most our new friend a doggy that come with us all the way. We climbed the very true summit of Pasochoa (4,230 m/13,878 ft).
Boriss Andean - Jul 22, 2009 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Andreea (ROM) and I started at 10:30 am from the Amaguaña gas station. We got a quick ride on the back of a pick up truck, we didn't know the driver was totally drunk, it was a supersonic ride!. We got dropped off 4 kms before getting to the hydroelectric plant where we found a nice white doggie who chased us up to the very true summit of Pasochoa (4,230 m/13,878 ft).
Andreea an I got there at 1:20 pm.. Nice weather with a few clouds rolling in from time to time. We hitchhiked back to Quito in the back of other truck.
pattycoloma - Jan 15, 2009 2:28 pm Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008
Pasochoa, Normal RouteThe first part of the trail -which started from the hydroelectric plant- was made in a sunny morning. Once I got the summit, it became cloudy after that a heavy rain left myself completly muddy, but happy..
Boriss Andean - Jul 21, 2008 1:45 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008
Route Climbed: Normal Route.Started from the hydroelectric plant (3,300 m/10,700 ft) at 10:00 am. It was tough to get to the Trailhead due to construction on the road.
Once at the TH we headed straigh up and across farm lands. Continued on the road until the base of the mountain and then I hiked up towards the highest summit (4,230 m/13,878 ft). Easy last scrambles to the top. Spent a few minutes at its top with a couple of friends (Diego and Victor) and then headed down towards the second highest summit to meet with Edgar and his Swiss clients.
Nice views of Cotopaxi and surroundings. Got back to the car 10 minutes before a heavy rain approached. Got in the car completely wet. I went back to Quito soon after.
ericd - Jan 16, 2008 3:48 pm Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2008
Cerro PasochoaLight afternoon rainfall to cool the 4hr hike. 3500' elevation gain, crater rim climbed to the summit, very-very scenic with the lush green hillside flora on the knife-edge ridgeline next to the ground fog in the valley. A special treat to see pre-Colombian native plants in the Pasochoa forest such as Pumamaqui, Polyapis, Podocarpus, and Sandlewood trees.
Bill562 - Jul 10, 2007 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007
PasachoaWith Haliku and Tim (Axe)
Haliku - Jul 3, 2007 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007
Normal RouteClimbed with my partners Axe and Bill562. We climbed the second false summit then realized that ´that peak over there looks taller´ so we climbed it also. It was taller by over 100 feet. A beautiful day with semi clear views of the bigger mountains. It was a great start to our trip to get some altitude time.
Drifter - Dec 29, 2005 9:47 pm
Date Climbed: October 13th, 2002I was climbing pasochoa before I climbed Cotopaxi. I was with a couple friends I met in Quito. It was a beautiful day when we started out, but near the top it started storming like crazy. The lightning was striking the ground near us and making me go deaf. It rained so hard that the trail was now a river. We 'swam' back to the trailhead and waited hours until the electricity came back on so we could call a taxi to get us back into the city. I had to take my soaked shirt off and lets just say, I don't think the native Ecuadorians were used to nipple piercings;)
C.Wagner - Aug 22, 2005 2:00 pm
Route Climbed: Normal route from hydro plant Date Climbed: July 12, 2005Start from hydro plant at 0800 (3300 m = 10700 ft)
Summit at 1100
Easy
Nice view on Cotopaxi and Illiniza
Acclimatisation for Cotopaxi and Chimborazo
Cautious - Jun 24, 2005 9:25 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: January 2004Acclimatisation trip for Cotopaxi et al.
Vangse - Jan 20, 2005 1:55 am
Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: November 2003Climbed for acclimatisaton preparetion for Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. Nice views from summit.
big_g - Jun 23, 2004 9:46 am Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2004
Route Climbed: standardMade it via the standard route up from the hydro plant. Tried to connect it with the Bosque Protector route but the bush bashing was too much.