Vanessa called in from a very nice lodge on the flank of Ecuador’s highest mountain, Chimborazo.  They drove up from the nearby city of Riobamba and spent today resting and acclimatizing before tonight’s attempt to climb Chimborazo.

The plan is to start at about 10 pm this evening and climb through the night, so as to be off the mountain  before the morning sun warms up the lower slopes, which can be subject to rock fall hazards.

Here’s Vanessa!