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Stewart Midwinter
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Pointy mountains in Ecuador
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Here are a few pictures from Ecuador, and a brief summary of my mountaineering adventures there while working in Quito on a business trip. I took the new telefériQo up out of Quito (to 3950m), then scrambled up Rucu Pichincha<http://www.mtbguru.com/trip...>(4705m) Saturday October 18th. It cost $8. I took the obvious path and followed it up rolling hills to the base of the steep rocks, then continued around the backside and zig-zagged up to a final scrambly bit near the top. Once I got above 4400m (i.e. higher than the highest point in the Rockies, Mt. Robson's 4394m), I began to feel a little light-headed and even slightly dizzy, and I got a slight headache. Nothing that would hold me back, however. From the summit I got a good view of the slightly higher Guagua Pichincha and the intervening Padre Encantado. Also on the summit, I met some like-minded travelers and we made plans to go out the next day. The next morning, I got together with an...
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- Stewart Midwinter
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Fwd: Pointy mountains in Ecuador - http://midtoad.blogspot.com/2009...
Who knew? Female fruit bats practice fellatio: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009...
Now back in Calgary, my Ecuadorian adventure has come to an end.
Wish you were here in Ibarra, Ecuador: http://maps.google.com/maps...
I´m still trying to process my feelings after summiting Cotopaxi (5900m) on Monday at dawn. It was an incredible adventure.
I´m relaxing in Ibarra, Ecuador, after my first paragliding flight in this country. A great view from 3300m ASL!
BBC has a video showing clips from cams mounted on a peregrine falcon, and on a goshawk. Stunning! http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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if you think about the engineering involved in this, building a skiing robot is an amazing achievement: http://singularityhub.com/2009...
Fastest and most maneuverable birds on the planet
BBC new has a video <http://www.youtube.com/watch...> showing clips taken from bird-mounted cameras. They stuck a camera on the fastest bird on the planet, the peregrine falcon, then on the most maneuverable, the goshawk. The footage is stunning.
- Stewart Midwinter
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I climbed Iliniza Norte today, and felt better at 5125m than I did yesterday at 4700m. Next stop, Cotopaxi!
I got a nice view from the top of Rucu Pichincha volcano today near Quito, Ecuador (4705m ASL): I could see Cotopaxi, Iliniza, Antisana, Cayambe and Imbabura volcanos. Oh yeah, and Quito way, way, down below.
amazing: Neal Goss is sill flying hang gliders at age 89. http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009...
More proof that Americans are sick in the head: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...
Charles Midwinter
Historical information on my great-grandfather Charles Midwinter, part of the first generation of Midwinters born in Canada after the family arrived in Hamilton, Ontario, around 1840. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs...
- Stewart Midwinter
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The time is 10:01:04 AM and I'm standing at Calle Luxemburgo (E9), Quito, Ecuador.
Spot me in Ecuador
While I'm in Ecuador I may occasionally broadcast my position using my Spot<http://www.findmespot.com>messenger. You can see my updates here<http://share.findmespot.com/shared...>.
- Stewart Midwinter
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Photo of the Day 091004 - Traffic Calming: Friend or Foe - http://midtoad.blogspot.com/2009...
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