Day 17 – Sharing ideas and saying goodbye
Team
March 10, 2020
Before heading home in the afternoon, the group split up for two final activities in the morning. Dirk made the most of the sunny morning
Tag 16 – Mit guten Ideen erfolgreich gegen Plastikmüll
Admin
March 9, 2020
Heute freuten wir uns sehr Andrea Garzón kennenzulernen, die Gründerin von Huella Verde Ecuador. In Ecuador wird sehr viel Einweggeschirr aus Plastik verwendet, das dann
Day 16 – Fighting plastic waste
Team
March 9, 2020
On Day 16, we had the great privilege of meeting Andrea Garzón, the founder of Huella Verde Ecuador. In Ecuador, they use a lot of disposable
Day 15 – Returning to Quito
Team
March 8, 2020
We hopped into our trusty minibus once again to follow the stretch of road that would take us back to Quito. Setting off in the
Day 14 – Staying at Finca Palmonte
Team
March 7, 2020
We were lucky enough to be able to spend two whole days at the Finca Palmonte nature reserve, surrounded by an evergreen mountain forest at
Day 13 – Exchange
Team
March 7, 2020
Communication was right at the top of our agenda for Day 13. We were met by tour guides and researchers from the Universidad Estatal Amazónica for a
Day 12 – Exploring the cloud forest
Team
March 5, 2020
Day 12 of our trip was marked by the flora and fauna at an altitude of between 1000 and 2500 m (intermediate elevation for Ecuador) – but
Day 11 – Visiting Llanganates National Park
Team
March 4, 2020
Martin-Immanuel Bittner, interpreter, park ranger of the Llanganates Nationalparks (f.l.t.r) Our research took us to Llanganates National Park next. We had a long walk ahead
Day 10 – Analysing in the field
Team
March 4, 2020
After two successful days on Chimborazo, we moved on to Ambato on Day 10. There, we had time to actually look more closely at the
Tag 9 – Klimawandel Live am Chimborazo
Admin
March 3, 2020
Wir starteten Tag 9 im Basislager im Nebel. Um den letzten Tag auf dieser Höhe bestmöglich zu nutzen teilten wir uns auf. Während sich die
Day 9 – Seeing climate change in action on Chimborazo
Team
March 3, 2020
On Day 9, we awoke to find our base camp shrouded by fog. We split up to make the most of our last day at
Day 8 – Visiting the Abras Glacier
Team
March 3, 2020
On Day 8, we woke up in our new home, the Refugia Carihuairazo camp. It was 5°C and there was no sign of any heating
Day 7 – Leaving the world behind/exploring by night
Team
March 3, 2020
On the seventh day of our trip, we headed for the high-altitude camp on Chimborazo, Ecuador’s highest mountain. For the three days we were there,
Day 6 – Climbing Cotopaxi
Team
February 28, 2020
On Day 6, our search for another core took us to Cotopaxi, the second highest mountain in Ecuador at 5897 m above sea level. The last time
Tag 5 -Auf dem Gletscher
Team
February 28, 2020
Endlich ist es soweit! Gemeinsam mit unseren Partnern von der Universidad Estatal Amazonia geht es heute auf die Gletscher des Antisana-Vulkans. Welche Spuren menschlichen Einflusses
Day 5 – Visiting the glacier
Team
February 27, 2020
The time had finally come! We headed up to the glaciers covering Antisana together with our partners from the Universidad Estatal Amazónica on Day 5.
Day 4 – Changing the plan
Team
February 26, 2020
The equator: where the northern and southern hemispheres meet. The heavens well and truly opened on Day 4, so our plan to climb another volcano,
Day 3 – Getting acclimatised
Team
February 25, 2020
We had packed so much into our schedule that we didn’t have a lot of time to get used to the altitude we would be
Day 2 – Arrival and preparations
Team
February 24, 2020
Dirk and Robert test the automatic camera system together in the inner courtyard of our hotel. The local contacts we had been put in touch
Day 1 – Setting off
Team
February 23, 2020
Excitement was running high on the day of our departure. And that was despite the 12-hour flight from the Netherlands to Ecuador we had ahead
Off we go!
Team
February 20, 2020
All the months of preparations have been building up to this moment. On Saturday, we will finally board the plane to Ecuador. We may all