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Over to our shelter tonight, the last possible shelter we could find. we've got a long journey all day, offroading. >> this is where the bit of adventure begins, just getting to the put-in to this river. we've got this mix of the local ranchers that are taking us into their land, some four-by-four specialists out of quito. guys that live for nothing more than to get their rigs super mudzy. this is a pretty unlikely group to get together here. >> i've never been in the hayek wa torial andes. to see cotopaxi, the tallest active volcano on earth right next to us and then arrive, finally sea the w...

Last possible shelter we can find. we've got a long journey all day, off-roading. >> this is where the bit of adventure begins, just getting to the put-in to this river. we've got this mix of the local ranchers that are taking us into their land, some four-by-four specialists out of quito. guys that just live for nothing more than to get their rigs super muddy. this is a pretty unlikely group to get together here. >> i've never been in the high equatorial andes. to see cotopaxi, the tallest active volcano on earth, right next to us and then arrive, finally see the water that's going to be drai...