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Current website here: http://nicholasgault.com In the meantime here is a glacier photo in the Tsacra valley from my hiking trip in Huayhuash, Peru.
Final leg – Trans Ecuador 5 – Cuenca to Vilcabamba
This last stage from Cuenca to Vilcabamba was a lot of fun to ride but it had me in virtual tears for the penultimate day. Not quite the same altitudes as the previous sectors but it certainly passes through pleasant farm valleys / canyons and has the usual very steep dirt sections to challenge one’s calf muscles.
Following the trainline – Trans Ecuador 4 – Guamote to Cuenca
This section included a deviation from the TEMBR for further exploration of the old abandoned Ecuadorian railway line that passes through most of the country.
Avenida de los volcanes – Trans Ecuador 3 – Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Quilatoa
Volcano avenue – This route included: some exhilarating and nervous moments passing through closed Cotopaxi volcano National Park via a back route and some private property; enduring hailstorms, fording streams and hiking through mud on the north side of Ecuador’s highest peak Chimborazo (which I resolved to return and climb); and following some manmade water channels by a somewhat treacherous drop off (real heart in the mouth moments). All part of the norm crossing Ecuador’s mountains
Volcano Azufral – Last Few Days in Colombia – Pasto to Ipiales and Tulcan
INTO ECUADOR!! Yes I’ve finally left Colombia. During my final three days of my 180 day Colombian visa I managed to climb the awesome Volcano Azufral (4070metres) … Under a bit of time pressure and after a couple of weeks of late night dancing in Cali it felt quite hard!
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