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Volcano Tungurahua, 5016 meters, Ecuador. Album cover, 107 photos.
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Town of Baños @ 1800 meters (view from the Mirador de la Virgen del Agua Santa). Starting point of the trek.
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Baños main street
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Scouting for a hostel with a perfect view of the volcano. Found one (on the right)
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Hostel Casa Nahuazo, owned by Ervin, for $8 a night
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My room: lots of windows
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View of Tungurahua from room window so I can monitor crater activity
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Start of the trail up. Exit Baños hostel (1800 meters) and begin trek up to Refugio, carrying 3-4 days of food and 6 liters of water.
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Trail through the mists
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Tunneling through plant growth
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Examples of plant life along the trail
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One of many colorful plants as I climb volcano Tungurahua (5023 meters) to its refugio.
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11:16am: arrive at Refugio (3800 meters)
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Setting up camp in the refugio at 3800 meters, en route to the crater (5023 meters) of volcano Tungurahua. Ecuador.
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Eat, rest, rehydrate
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Second refugio
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First crater attempt, 1-3pm, 3800 to 4600 meters
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From the Refugio looking up
