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                     Ecuador 
                    2001 
                    Climbing Mt. Cotopaxi 5: 
                    Day 2 - Training 
                     
                     
                     
                      
                     
                    Before the climb, we check the equipment (adjusting the crampons) 
                    and  
                    prepare for a training in the use of ice axe and crampons 
                    (all in the group are 
                    unexperienced). 
                     
                     
                      
                     
                     
                      
                     
                     
                     
                      
                    While 
                    slipping down, I 
                    try to save myself with the ice axe as a part of  
                    the training. 
                     
                     
                      
                    Close view of the summit. 
                     
                     
                      
                    View in the direction of Quito. 
                     
                     
                      
                     
                      
                     
                      
                     
                     
                      
                     
                    Last supper before climbing. The following night is definitly 
                    the coldest,  
                    I ever experienced! 
                     
                      
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