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For Cotopaxi, that meant waking up around 11 p.m. and beginning the ascent shortly after midnight, climbing for hours in complete darkness with only a headlamp illuminating the terrain ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotopaxi was especially brutal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mountain was extremely steep, and throughout the night we were hit by relentless freezing winds that made the climb feel incredibly exposed and hostile. By the time I returned to the refuge the next morning, one of my eyes felt almost frozen from hours of cold wind constantly hitting it. My vision stayed blurry for several hours afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut moments like the sunrise from high on the mountain make it worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatching the first light reveal the landscape around you after spending the entire night climbing through darkness is an incredible experience. Slowly, mountains, valleys, glaciers, and volcanic ridges emerge from the shadows as the sun rises over the Andes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI took this photo a little before the climb itself during the group trip. We had spent the entire day around the mountain mountain biking and exploring the area, but the summit remained hidden behind thick clouds the whole time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as we were about to leave, the weather suddenly changed. 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