Cotopaxi Day 1

1 A.M.  Just arrived at Extreme Response in Quito, Ecuador.  We’ll be spending the next three nights here while we work with a bunch of amazing children that happen to be living in poverty.  We get the privilege of loving them in Jesus’ name! I grabbed a...

Per stirpes

With the mountain-climb impending, Julie and I thought it would be a good time to have our last will and testament put in place.  Actually, Julie has been wanting it done for years . . . I’ve been the one putting it off.  And yes, I know, we should have had one...

Weekend interview

I really appreciate having Tom Patton and Steve Porter join me this past weekend to talk about our upcoming trip to Ecuador and Cotopaxi summit attempt.  Simply click on the link to watch the interview! Climbing...

Cotopaxi climb gear list

It’s getting down to crunch time . . . 14 days before we fly to South America (Ecuador) and head into the Andes to climb the world’s highest active volcano–Cotopaxi at 19,400 feet.  Even though Cotopaxi is an active volcano, the final 5,000 feet of...

Climbing4kids

On January 23rd, 2011, I and nine other climbers, will begin 6 days of mountain climbing in the mountains surrounding Quito, Ecuador—the Andes.  We will climb a total of 4 mountains, with the highest being Mount Cotopaxi, which is the world’s tallest active volcano at...