ANTISANA SUMMIT.

 Located 50km (31 miles) southeast of Quito, in the Antisana Ecological Reserve, it is a volcano stratum located in the Royal Cordillera of Ecuador, with two buildings, the Antisana I or old and eroded and the Antisana II young and potentially active building,  It is the fourth highest in the country with a height of 5704m (18,713 feet), climbing to the top of this volcano involves a lot of adventure and adrenaline since it does not have a refuge, you must camp, it is very little explored by hikers, its glaciers have  a lot of movement, there are no defined routes, it is a technical mountain, many cracks, an alpine climb is performed, but the reward is indescribable from its summit we can see the north face of Cotopaxi and the Amazon basin, additionally it has more rigorous control by  the drinking water company of the metropolitan district of Quito, from this glacier and we stop, the water is brought to the city of Quito.  the attack to the summit is done from midnight, the approximate time in hours is between 7 to 8 hours.

 ITINERARY.

 Day 1.- We will review the equipment with your guide at the offices in Quito, 10:30 am we will head southeast to the town of Pintag for lunch, then with our 4x4 vehicle we will arrive at the base camp sector La Virgen 4600m (15091.86 feet)  Setting up the talk camp and glacier school to handle teams depends on the weather.  dinner and rest.

 Day 2.- At 23:30 pm, we will have a cup of tea and our suitcases with what is necessary and we will go to the summit attempt between 7 to 8 hours walking on ice, very slow, to reach the sunrise between 6 to 7  am return to camp, breakfast, return to Quito type 14:00 pm

 We work in ropes of 2 hikers 1 guide, if one of the hikers makes the decision to go down without reaching the summit for any reason, the entire rope returns and if the group is older and we have more guides, one guide goes down and the others continue to climb.

 IT INCLUDES.

 Private 4x4 transportation.

 Aseguim certified guide Spanish and English

 Meals (Lunch and dinner on the first day, breakfast on the second day).

 Camping equipment.

 Course, glacier school (depends on the weather).

 Technical Mountain Equipment: Plastic boots, Crampons, harness, carabiner, helmet, flashlight without batteries, external gloves of 2 fingers, leggings, ice ax, waterproof pants, waterproof jacket, Rope.

 DOES NOT INCLUDE.

 Extra food and drinks, water 2 liters per day.

 Personal equipment: Lycra-style t-shirt and pants, fleece jacket and pants, inner gloves, 2 to 3 pairs of socks, 2 backpacks, 1 of 40 liters and 1 of 15 liters, buff, insulation.

 Sunscreen.

 Sleeping bag.

 Sunglasses.

 Photo camera.

 Batteries for the flashlight 2 pairs AAA.