A larger view of the traverse showing Cotopaxi in the background.

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A larger view of the traverse showing Cotopaxi in the background.

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A wild windblown cloud rises above Illiniza Norte just after sunset.

Nancy Bell on the summit of Illiniza Norte with Illiniza Sur in the background.

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Kurt Johnson

Apr 15, 2008

“A larger view of the traverse showing Cotopaxi in the background.”

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Looking down at the jade green crater lake between the Illinizas as seen from just below the summit of Illiniza Norte. Chimborazo can bee seen on the horizon in the distance.

Gendarmes on Illiniza Norte's Normal Route. Cotopaxi can be seen in the distance.

The descent route on Illiniza Norte.

Contemplating the steep snow-covered terrain ahead without ice axe and helmet, Nancy Bell just below her high point on the Normal Route, Illiniza Norte. After this, we turned around and summited via the descent route. Cotopaxi can bee seen on the horizon.

A wild windblown cloud rises above Illiniza Norte just after sunset.

A larger view of the traverse showing Cotopaxi in the background.

Nancy Bell on the summit of Illiniza Norte with Illiniza Sur in the background.

Nancy Bell scouting the route, Illiniza Norte.

Illiniza Norte from the refugio just after sunrise.

Three climbers on the sketchy traverse just before you get to the final summit scramble.

Nancy Bell heads up the start of the Normal Route from the saddle between Illiniza Norte and Illinza Sur.

Nancy Bell heads up the first part of the ridge on the Normal Route as Illiniza Sur looms large in the background.

Looking up the the rime ice which was breaking off in the sun and crashing down around us.

Nancy Bell heading back down on our second attempt at the Normal Route where we were turned back by an unsafe snow slope without proper gear. We summited via the descent route a few hours later.

Nancy Bell heading back down to the saddle between Illiniza Norte and Sur on the Normal Route, Illiniza Norte.

On the "saddle" where the first ridge meets steeper ground, Nancy Bell takes a water break and takes in the spectacular view. Cotopaxi is the snow-covered volcano in the background.

Nancy Bell looks toward the summit from inside the refugio as the day draws to a close, hoping for a successful ascent in the morning.

Nancy Bell looks toward the summit of Illiniza Norte as the sun sinks toward the horizon.

Classic evening view of Illiniza Norte as seen from the refugio.

The refugio and Illiniza Norte.

The start of the Normal Route, Illiniza Norte. Illiniza Sur is in the background.