Page 6 - 1993 AMA Summer

6 Army Mountaineer
Ex Blue Triangle June 1992.
Ice Splendour on Cotopaxi 5897 m etres/19348 feet
the beautiful islands of the Galapagos with the giant tortoises. The group that went to Manta decided to hire a car and drive over the Andes and through the western jungle. While interesting it proved to be a very exhausting trip over terrible roads, not a journey to be repeated. The best form of transport in Ecuador is the aeroplane, it is fast, cheap and comfortable.
The group that went to Manta returned to Quito early, determined to attempt another volcano. The mountain chosen was the twin peakedAlleghenies, which at 5263 metres / 17268 feet is the sixth highest mountain in Ecuador. Salt and Hudson reached the summit by a route on the east face at 1230 pm after a tiring climb in cold weather on 28 June This was the fifth volcano that the expedition hadclimbed and provided a fitting end to a very successful trip. Details o f the volcanoes are listed on page 4.
Rucca Pinchincha Guaga Pinchincha Cotopaxo Chimborazo Alleghenies
4787 metres / 15706 feet 4794 metres / 15729 feet 5897 metres / 19348 feet 6310 m etres/20703 feet 5263 metres / 17270 feet
The expedition leader will be back in South America in December, this time for a
Aconcagua 6959 metres 22834 feet, the highest mountain in the Western hemisphere.
Finally the team would like to thank the AMA for the very generous donation made to the expedition.
Chimborazo 6310 m etres/20703 feet from the Chimborazo refuge
12 to summit
8 to summit 5 to summit
W02 (RQMS) Fred Salt
2 to summit soloattempt on Mt.