Bits and bobs 2

Collection of photos over the last month or so.

Ramon with his best classmate, Felipe


Volker trying his best to entertain the kids.








Priest blessing the mighty Iguana....Damn holy water is peeling the paint of my bike now :)









Maria ran 4 races in a row during May and won $200usd in each race




Great posters and billboards around Quito....This is your daily portion of intelligence!

Carla loves the snowsuit....just needs some snow to play in!

Pickin' blueberries


Guacamole night

Volcan Rumiñahui central peak 4631m

These photos are from a 3 day trip with the year 12's, to Cotopaxi National Park. The first day was a 6 hour hike, day 2 was an ascent of the lower central peak of Volcan Rumiñahui, and the third day was a hike up to the Cotopaxi refuge at 4800....up from 3800 at the camp. Led by guides of www.andeanface.com These next 4 shots are of Cotopaxi....Volcan Rumiñahui is to the NW of Coto




Don't you love these signs....just in case you don't recognize the iconic peak.

Blueberries galore!

What's left of a horse.
Rumiñahui massif

Spoiled....hot tea and camp set up for us at the end of the first day....with dinner ready a half hour later.

Two peaks I haven't climbed yet, Sincholagua on the left, Antisana on the right.



The latest in Ecuadorian scrambling gear/fashion....socks and long undies.

Decending the volcanic rubble from the central summit


Now that is scree bashing! And energy enuf to play frisbee in camp afterwards!


Box canyon




The weekend hords hiking up the 200 vertical metres from the parking lot to the refuge.

Looks like snow and feels like Canada........hail!

Very stuck....we couldn't get him out, so our bus had to go another route.