Journeyman Bean begins the ascent of the volcano.

While in Ecuador in January, 2004, I left the safety of the city with a couple of friends and took a dangerous little excursion into the surrounding mountains. It took all day, but we hiked nearly to the summit (into the ice cap) of the 2nd tallest volcano in Ecuador...Cotapaxi.
Several miles from the volcanic summit of Cotapaxi in Ecuador

What a lucky Dad!