On the first weekend of March 2018 we accompanied Juan Castillo Barona. Our mission: to make his lifelong dream come true. The 77-year-old Ecuadorian wanted to climb volcano Tungurahua again, 65 years after his last ascent to the summit. more “Juan’s dream – 65 years later”
feel the flow – the secret of happiness. is what Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (psychology professor) described in an interview as: “being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.”
Sun rise at Yanasacha, on the way to Cotopaxi (5.897 m): snow conditions are perfect, the climate is try but it’s incredibly cold, it took us a bit more than 4 and a half hours to get here, 250 m are still missing. The efforts which are required for every move are rising, the energy level is falling. more “Yanasacha (5.650 m) – where motivation is key”