30 / Volcán Rucu Pichincha (15,413’)

8/22/25: Squeezed in a third summit attempt this week before I needed to catch a flight back to my old stomping grounds in SE Asia. It was a pleasure to spend the day with Dani and her son, who both just moved to Quito less than a week ago. They got a proper Rucu summit experience with the two main rewards: many shades of white and Steve.