Summit
5,897 mBase
3,400 mProminence
2,418 mDifficultyExpert
Lat -0.6806Lng -78.4378· Ecuador
About this peak
One of the world's highest active volcanoes, a glaciated cone climbed at night from a mountain refuge.
Peak facts
First ascent
1872 — Wilhelm Reiss & Ángel Escobar
Best season
Jun–Sep & Dec–Jan
Nearest town
Latacunga / Quito, Ecuador
Getting there
Jeep to the José Rivas refugio at 4,800 m, then a pre-dawn glacier climb; acclimatize first
Geology
A symmetric snow-capped stratovolcano
Plan your climb
Normal Route (José Ribas Refuge)
ExpertAlpine start at midnight from the refuge, crampons up the glacier to the summit at dawn.
8 km 1,400 m 8 h expert
