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The 5 Things I Learned Climbing Chimborazo, Ecuador’s Highest Peak
It's 10 pm, I'm at 4,850 meters at base camp, facing a Chimborazo climb, and I can't sleep. High altitudes tend to do that. I lay there, feeling the panic that little oxygen brings, and am writing ...
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Climbing the world’s other highest mountain – no sherpas required
“Before going to Chimborazo, you also have to practice with crampons and axes because it’s a technical climb,” he adds. Valencia, like other Ecuadorian outfitters, offers softer adventures ...