The 7 Summits Club group began their journey through Ecuador with victories at the equator and was dubbed "Egg Masters"

Today, our entire group finally reassembled in Quito! Yesterday, those who arrived early managed to stroll through Ecuador's largest city park, the Metropolitano Park, visit the house-museum of artist and sculptor Oswaldo Guayasamin, and stroll through the historic center.

This morning, the entire group set off for the equator. We were so successful in the competitions that almost everyone received a diploma as "Egg Masters" (or, more accurately, egg-laying experts, or rather, experts in placing eggs on nails). So our group is now called "Egg Masters."

Next, at the official equator line, we climbed to the very top of the main tower without a lift (for acclimatization). After a wonderful lunch at a restaurant at the foot of the Virgin Mary statue on Panecillo Hill, we took the cable car up the slope of Rucu Pichincha to almost 4200m.

Today we're going to bed early, as tomorrow morning we'll face our first serious ascent: Guagua Pichincha (4800m).

Egg Masters and Super-Egg Master Lyudmila Korobeshko with Egg Apprentice Alexander Spirin.