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I had the fortune to choose just the right company for my Cotopaxi summit climb.We had the guide Fransisco a climbing beast with massive experience.The equipment is in good shape and the owner Guillermo is extremely friendly.Highly recommendable!Ps. Garrett F who made another comment hit the bullseye on reviewing this company.

Thanks Garrett for your good comments, our job is to give the best of us, Tierra Zero is not only a tourism business, is a team that makes your expectations of reaching the summit of a mountain are fulfilled if you and climatic conditions permit, greetings to your friends

Thank you for your review, was a pleasure for Tierra Zero Tours provide the Cotopaxi Climb, next time Chimborazo, greetings.Guillermo by Tierra Zero

Thank you Joseph for the reviews, nice to meet you, see you when you come back Ecuador, Tierra Zero wait for you and Philadelphia friends. Saludos Guillermo by Tierra Zero Tours

Thank you Scott and Karen for the reviews, nice to meet you, your Cotopaxi pictures is very nice, Francisco send greetings, Tierra Zero Tours wait U.K. friends. Your blog is very informative. I hope see you sometime.Saludos Guillermo by Tierra Zero Tours

We did the Cotipaxi climb with 2 friends and had a good overall experience. However the guides were quite discouraging as they tried to convince us to turn back from 5100m while we were feeling well. This was weird and not very professional, we were just a bit slow since we weren't completely acclimated. In the end we reached 5700m and it was starting to be to late to continue. The sunrise was beautiful and even if the effort was painful, the experience was memorable.The refuge was closed during our climb so we camped. The equipment was good and the agency managed to bring us food even if the cook wasn't present. The bad point was that we only had 2.5 hours to sleep because we arrived very late at the camping. We should atleast have 6 hours of rest before this 8 hours effort in very intense conditions.The organisation was good but I put 3 stars instead of 4 to balance the ratings considering the negative attitude of the guides.Overall I would recommend this agency anyway

Every detail worked out smoothly through this agency. We arrived in Latacunga a day early to try on the equipment- we literally had nothing. They will give you everything you need. Fleece pants, waterproof pants, jacket, hat, boots, crampons, ice axe, harness, helmet, head lamp, gloves, mittens. Honestly, don't worry about the equipment- they'll hook you up. Gave us transportation the day of, lunch, dinner, a small snack before leaving the camp. On the mountain everything went great. All 9 of us summited. Every guide was very experienced- my guide was on his 768 journey up Cotopaxi. Spoke great english. I couldn't have been more happy with tierra zero, every detail was taken care of. If you want a good experience on Cotopaxi with a low price you'll book it with them- we paid $150. Guillermo, the guy I contacted for all the details before-hand was extremely helpful as well. He booked our hostel, very nice and comfortable- 15 minutes from the bus stop and right around the corner from the agency. Great experience! I have nothing negative to say.

Awesome experience, awesome guide. All 9 of us that went made it to the summit right at sunrise. Coolest thing I've ever done in my life. My buddies and I didn't have any gear and he hooked is up with everything and it all worked great. One small issue was that we paid in full through paypal, and we were never told we were only supposed to pay an initial down payment through paypal and the rest in cash. But he only charged us a few extra dollars for the portion that PayPal took. I would recommend using this company!

Throughout the whole process I received what was promised. Period! Guillermo was as helpful as needed. I would recommend that whatever your plans are that you have a clear understanding as to what is and what is not expected! In a lot of ways you get what you pay for. We had 1 good English speaking guide...Marcial who was GREAT. I would highly recommend him. Eloy was one of our High mountain guides. (Cayambe and Chimborazo) Once he understood what I needed he too was superb. Francisco was our other high Mtn guide. I really enjoyed him as a person...his English was not so good and his pace was....while HIS pace. At the top of Chimbo he untied from his client and did his own thing...Not what I would expect from a paid guided. They all did a great job route finding...That is what we wanted....but not much else. BTW make sure you bring your own food for the climb ...none was given thou food was to be provided!

Anita, if you lost backpack is your responsibility, the Cotopaxi climb tour was very good, you get the summit, sorry for your backpack, but I provide one new backpack brand One Polar, not was old, you not need lie, I lost one new sleeping bag together your backpack, no is possible than one normal person bring the credit card and $ 200 for climb the Cotopaxi submit. Your review is not truegreetingsGuillermo by Tierra Zero Tours

I booked with Tierra Zero by email and despite my multiple questions and requests, they were always polite and quick to respond. I used them for mountain guide services. I climbed Cotopaxi and Chimborazo and the guides that work for them were absolutely top notch. On Cotopaxi, we were the first ones to summit that night, and despite bad weather and difficult conditions, we continued to the top where we were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise. I'd heard of many guides that want to continually turn back when there are small problems; not my guide. He wanted me to have a successful and memorable outing.Everyone spoke good english, the excursions were well organized and the equipement lent to me excellent.When I go back, it's a certainty that I will use them again.

I've choosen "Tierra Zero Tours" based on full competent answers on my e-mail questions.I wanted to climb Cotopaxi and Chimborazo volcanos. I met the director of the firm Guillermo in Latacunga, very professional smart man. We discussed all the details of future ascents, I choosed and tried the equipment (which was reliable) and became acquainted with guide who spoke English well. The service was excellent: good car with driver, tasty food in the refuge, skilfull guide.The ascent to Cotopaxi was successful even in bad weather (strong wind). I'm sure if the weather had been better I would have reached the top of Chimborazo with the guide.

I was undecided as to which mountain I wanted to climb in Ecuador, I knew I wanted a slightly more technical challenge but wasnt sure which to choose. I emailed a number of companies, and tierra zero were the quickets at responding and gave the best advice finally reccomending illinzia norte as a warm up and then illinzia sur, as they are both access from the samerefugio. It was a great climb and the guides were very good. Also was the most reasonably priced company.

Gracias Sergio por tus buenos comentarios, nuestro trabajo es dar lo mejor de nosotros, Tierra Zero no solo es un negocio de turismo, es un equipo que hace que tus expectativas de llegar a la cumbre de una montaña se cumplan si ustedes y las condiciones climáticas lo permiten, saludos a Marta y Nacho.

Gracias Nacho por tu comentario, es muy importante que se lleven lo mejor de Ecuador, claro de la gente que queremos cada dia ser mejores. Hasta la proxima oportunidad, espero que regresen ya que quedo algo pendiente. Saludos Guillermo