I had wanted to attempt the FKT on Tungurahua for a while now but didn’t have the chance until my friends mentioned that they were going to go climb it. So we all went to Baños together, they stayed in the refuge and I stayed in the town. I had done almost every part of this route before, but not ever at once. I felt really good up until the refuge, I got there in 2:27 minutes but after that I realized that I was starving and only had a few gummies left. Needless to say that lead to an 1:40 uphill mile and countless rolled ankles and falls on the way down. I was also 9 minutes late to my hostel checkout and had to pay a $15 late fee, but that was a deal we had made beforehand to motivate me to run faster.
the mountain was beautiful, you would see every mountain from Cayambe to Sumaco. Next time I do this route I will bring less clothes and more food.