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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER X.
THE FIRST ASCENT OF ANTISANA.
THE BASIN OF CHILLO—AGUIRRE’S METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE COMPTES RENDUS—A CHAMPION MUD-HOLE—THE HACIENDA OF PIÑANTURA—RENCONTRE WITH SEÑOR REBOLLEDO—THE GREAT LAVA-STREAM OF ANTISANILLA—ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA OF ANTISANA—THE CLOUDINESS OF ANTISANA—BEATEN ON OUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT AN ASCENT—ON SNOW-BLINDNESS—START AGAIN, AND CAMP AT 15,984 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SEA—ENORMOUS CREVASSES—“l FEAR AN AVALANCHE”—ARRIVAL ON THE SUMMIT—HIGH TEMPERATURES—THE HEIGHT OF ANTISANA—CRATERS AND CREVASSES—THE FLORA OF ANTISANA—ON CONDORS AND FLIGHTS OF THE IMAGINATION—THE RANGE IN ALTITUDE OF THE CONDOR—A GREAT, SOLEMN ASSEMBLY—THE COTTON FACTORY AT CHILLO—RETURN TO QUITO
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CHAPTER XI.
UPON AN ASCENT OF PICHINCHA.
A CURE FOR SOUR BLOOD—REMINISCENCES OF CHICAGO—THE ROUTE TO PICHINCHA— ITS TWO SUMMITS, RUCU- AND GUAGUA—ENSILLADAS—A TAME CRATER—NATURE OF THE HIGHEST POINT—RECURRING SPECIES—HUMMING-BIRDS—SALT FISH FOR DINNER
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CHAPTER XII.
THE FIRST ASCENT OF CAYAMBE.
THE ROAD TO THE NORTH—CAYAMBE—CROSS THE GREAT QUEBRADA OF GUALLABAMBA—ECCENTRICITIES OF THE ANEROIDS—A FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP—SPORT IN ECUADOR—A POTATO BED—START FOR THE ASCENT OF CAYAMBE—MENACED BY A CONDOR—DISAPPEARANCE OF JEAN-ANTOINE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES—INDIAN HOSPITALITY—INGRATITUDE—CAMP ON CAYAMBE AT 14,762 FEET—THE POINTE JARRIN AND THE ESPINOSA GLACIER—ASCENT OF CAYAMBE (19,186 FEET)— OUR FASTEST ASCENDING RATE—SARA-URCU—COLD QUARTERS
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CHAPTER XIII.
THE FIRST ASCENT OF SARA-URCU.
LIFE AT LA DUUMIDA (11,805 FEET)—EXPERIENCES OF GONZALO PIZARRO—THE TREASURES OF SARA-URCU—A CAMP IN A SWAMP—WATER-PARTING ON THE EQUATOR—THE CHUSQUEA ARISTATA OF MUNRO—CORREDOR MACHAI (THE HUNTER’S REFUGE)—THE FATE OF THE BARK HUNTERS—TICKLED—INCESSANT RAINS—THE CHIEF OF THE STAFF IS ATTACKED IN THE REAR—A GLIMPSE OF SARA-URCU—TURNING AN ENEMY TO ACCOUNT—ARRIVAL ON THE SUMMIT—THE HEIGHT OF SARA-URCU—A SUPER-SATURATED PLACE—HUMBOLDT’S FIRE-PROOF FISH—WHO SHALL DECIDE WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE?
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