Day 5: COTOPAXI Refugio (4.800m / 15.744ft)
Depart from Hosteria in the morning where we will cross a rich green and fertile valley, commonly referred to as "The Valley of the Volcanoes". After one and a half hours, we head east into The Cotopaxi National Park, where our driving destination ends at the Cotopaxi car park, situated at 4.550m (14.924ft) From here we have a forty-five minute hike with full packs up to the Jose Rivas Refuge on the Cotopaxi flank north West at 4.800m (15.744ft) After arrival at the hut, we will enjoy a hot tea and a short rest before a training to the climbing rope nuts, Pruxiks and good driving for safety climbing in the mountains, rest, delicious dinner relax evening.

Day 7: CHIMBORAZO - 1. Refugio (4.800m / 15.744ft)
Depart from La Cienega at 10:00 A.M. Drive south of Cotopaxi where we will pass the agricultural towns of Latacunga and Ambato. Five hour drive crossing agricultural and indigenous areas where a picture or two may attract you. We will arrive at the lower Carrel refuge of Chimborazo at 4.800m (15.744ft) at 3 or 4:00 in the afternoon.

Day 8: CHIMBORAZO – 2. Refugio (5.000m / 16.400ft)
Breakfast 8:00 A.M. This day we will need to rest and acclimatize for a higher altitude climb. We begin the day with a forty-minute walk with full packs up to the Whimper hut on the Chimborazo West flank situated at 5.000m (16.400ft) Later we will take a short 2 or 3 hour hike around the ridge and then return to the refuge where we will rest and prepare ourselves for the early morning departure. Early dinner and once again we will go to bed as early as 6:30 P.M.