Two short walks to 5000 masl and our best hikes

Well rested after hiking in Nepal, we are remembering our past hikes as we prepare trail  maps for posting.

During our trip to ☞ Ecuador in December 2008  we walked up to Refugio José Félix Ribas (4850 masl) and Cotopaxi (5897 m)  glacier at 5000 masl, as far as we could comfortably walk without microspikes. A few years earlier, when traveling in ☞ Bolivia in November 2004 we hiked to well above 5k for the first time, from Mount Chacaltaya Laboratory to the summit of Chacalataya (5421 m).

Cotopaxi

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Chacalataya

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Our best multi-day hikes

☞ Gokyo/Renjo La, Phaplu to Lukla – Nepal, November 2018
152 km,  ~12000 m total ascent, 1490 – 5375 masl
☞ Ausangate/Jampa circuit, Tinki to Pacchanta – Peru, June 2015
62 km,  ~3400 m total ascent, 3770 – 5550 masl
☞ Mount Kenya, Sirimon to Chogoria – Kenya, September 2017
46 km,  ~3000 m total ascent, 2640 – 4985 masl
☞ Teton Crest, Teton Village to Jenny Lake – USA, August 2013
60 km,  ~2100 m total ascent ( ~3300 m descent), 1900 – 3267 masl
☞ Smokys from Tremont/West Prong trailhead – June 2018
88 km,  ~4000 m total ascent, 415 -1684 masl
☞ Smokys from Round Bottom/Beech Gap trailhead – October 2015
43 km,  ~2000 m total ascent, 900 – 1900 masl

Nice day hikes

☞ Kettle Moraine State Forest (3 trails) – USA, September 2018
39 km total
☞ Kettle Moraine State Forest – USA, September 2018       
7.5 km kayaking
☞ Smokys from Elkmont – June 2018
10.5 km
☞ Mt Longonot from National Park gate -Kenya, August 2017
11.5 km,  ~900 m total ascent, 2140 – 2776 masl
☞ Sintra – Portugal, April 2017
9.5+ km
☞ Pisac – Peru, May 2016
6.5+ km
☞ Torre del Tajo – Spain, June 2015
5 km
☞ Quilotoa rim loop – Ecuador, December 2008
10 km,  ~600 m total ascent, 3700 – 3914 masl