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EXPEDITION AMAZON - summary
Expedition Amazon Ecuador is getting closer - The Countdown has begun.
On February 17, 2010 adventurist MickeyG is taking a small team aboard an exploration journey to scout uncharted grounds in the Amazon Basin - deep within the dense Primary tropical Rainforest of Ecuador, where the footprints of men are sparse, yet tracks from wildlife are always abundant!
With Mickey on the team is a nice body of Eco-challenge adventurists that participates regularly in adventures of all levels: Fire Marshal - rope expert and medic support. College professor, games inventor and adventure racer. Photographer, art designer and outdoor enthusiast. Navy pilot veteran who translates his military experience into incredible outdoor adventures. from East to West, Florida to California, the best of the best!
MickeyG - his years of service in the "IDF" special forces (Israeli defense forces) as well as his personable and high energy demeanor create a "perfect storm" of an individual to lead Eco-challenge seekers and outdoor enthusiasts through the jungle of Ecuador. He will be leading ECO-Planet adventure and SCOA teams on EXPEDITION AMAZON.
Expedition summary:
Trip duration: 14 days – First and last days are spared for international travel
Adventure duration: 12 day
Trip begins: February 17, 2010
Ending: March 2, 2010
Arriving at Quito – Ecuador's capital city early afternoon.
EXPEDITION AMAZON, its discoveries and adventure sport accomplishments will be shared with friends and families at home via SPOT GPS tracking device and will be streamed live from the Jungle via Satellite. with technology willing, daily updates will be posted on Eco-Planet Adventure Blog and on Facebook and Twitter. simply follow EPA
Expedition route and tentative time frame:
Day 1 – Arriving Quito – The capital city of Ecuador – Group welcome meeting early evening - overnight at a Quito.
Day 2 – Volcano Cotopaxi - High altitude climbing towards Cotopaxi's glacier observation located at about 5 km/16,000 ft elevation. Cold weather. Mountain bike ride down the steep slope. Overnight at Baños .
Day 3 – Flight to Pavacachi – Eco-Planet's campground base, 200 miles into the rural Amazon basin jungle. Dugout canoe ride to the Jungle camp. Tropical weather.
• 7 days Jungle expedition begins at Pavacachi - the indigenous Amazonian Qichua tribal community, and continues to Baumeno – the Yasuní indigenous Huaorani tribal community.
• Accommodation: Sleeping in tents along the river lagoons or on the raised river banks.
• Food source is variety of fish we catch, yuccas, plantain, chicha and food trading with by pass local boaters / hunters.
Day 4 – Jungle survival training day, led by Amazonian native jungle survivalists' pros and by our Special Forces veterans' team. Jungle Expedition begins right after with river rafting on self made balsa rafts. (Teams competition)
Days 5–6-7-8-9 - Expedition and jungle exploration continues to include trekking and dugout canoe rides along the Curaray river down to the Peru boarder, where Curaray and Cononaco rivers meets and where the Amazon wildlife rules. Expedition continues up the Cononaco stream towards Baumeno.
Day 10 – A day with the Huaorani at Baumeno. traditional hunting demonstration in the jungle and cultural interaction with the tribal community. Local jungle sport competitions.
Day 11 – Flight to Shell – Party bus ride up the Andes to Baños, a colorful town that sit at the foothill cliff of Volcán Tungurahua. - Overnight at Baños
Day 12 – Mountain and River sports – White water rafting level 4 and spectacular waterfall repelling of 100 ft. or more.
Day 13 – Back to Quito and to La Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) – the Equator
Day 14 – Leaving Ecuador back home.
Remember:
Adventure is the state of mind that leads you to where others fear to tread...
GO EXPEDITION AMAZON!
http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=185197
On February 17, 2010 adventurist MickeyG is taking a small team aboard an exploration journey to scout uncharted grounds in the Amazon Basin - deep within the dense Primary tropical Rainforest of Ecuador, where the footprints of men are sparse, yet tracks from wildlife are always abundant!
With Mickey on the team is a nice body of Eco-challenge adventurists that participates regularly in adventures of all levels: Fire Marshal - rope expert and medic support. College professor, games inventor and adventure racer. Photographer, art designer and outdoor enthusiast. Navy pilot veteran who translates his military experience into incredible outdoor adventures. from East to West, Florida to California, the best of the best!
MickeyG - his years of service in the "IDF" special forces (Israeli defense forces) as well as his personable and high energy demeanor create a "perfect storm" of an individual to lead Eco-challenge seekers and outdoor enthusiasts through the jungle of Ecuador. He will be leading ECO-Planet adventure and SCOA teams on EXPEDITION AMAZON.
Expedition summary:
Trip duration: 14 days – First and last days are spared for international travel
Adventure duration: 12 day
Trip begins: February 17, 2010
Ending: March 2, 2010
Arriving at Quito – Ecuador's capital city early afternoon.
EXPEDITION AMAZON, its discoveries and adventure sport accomplishments will be shared with friends and families at home via SPOT GPS tracking device and will be streamed live from the Jungle via Satellite. with technology willing, daily updates will be posted on Eco-Planet Adventure Blog and on Facebook and Twitter. simply follow EPA
Expedition route and tentative time frame:
Day 1 – Arriving Quito – The capital city of Ecuador – Group welcome meeting early evening - overnight at a Quito.
Day 2 – Volcano Cotopaxi - High altitude climbing towards Cotopaxi's glacier observation located at about 5 km/16,000 ft elevation. Cold weather. Mountain bike ride down the steep slope. Overnight at Baños .
Day 3 – Flight to Pavacachi – Eco-Planet's campground base, 200 miles into the rural Amazon basin jungle. Dugout canoe ride to the Jungle camp. Tropical weather.
• 7 days Jungle expedition begins at Pavacachi - the indigenous Amazonian Qichua tribal community, and continues to Baumeno – the Yasuní indigenous Huaorani tribal community.
• Accommodation: Sleeping in tents along the river lagoons or on the raised river banks.
• Food source is variety of fish we catch, yuccas, plantain, chicha and food trading with by pass local boaters / hunters.
Day 4 – Jungle survival training day, led by Amazonian native jungle survivalists' pros and by our Special Forces veterans' team. Jungle Expedition begins right after with river rafting on self made balsa rafts. (Teams competition)
Days 5–6-7-8-9 - Expedition and jungle exploration continues to include trekking and dugout canoe rides along the Curaray river down to the Peru boarder, where Curaray and Cononaco rivers meets and where the Amazon wildlife rules. Expedition continues up the Cononaco stream towards Baumeno.
Day 10 – A day with the Huaorani at Baumeno. traditional hunting demonstration in the jungle and cultural interaction with the tribal community. Local jungle sport competitions.
Day 11 – Flight to Shell – Party bus ride up the Andes to Baños, a colorful town that sit at the foothill cliff of Volcán Tungurahua. - Overnight at Baños
Day 12 – Mountain and River sports – White water rafting level 4 and spectacular waterfall repelling of 100 ft. or more.
Day 13 – Back to Quito and to La Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) – the Equator
Day 14 – Leaving Ecuador back home.
Remember:
Adventure is the state of mind that leads you to where others fear to tread...
GO EXPEDITION AMAZON!
http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=185197
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