Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador could be considered higher than Everest by one measure. But it’s way more within reach — physically and financially — for adventure travelers.

While Mount Everest is the highest above sea level, Chimborazo’s 6,263-meter (20,549-foot) summit achieves its unique status through the equatorial bulge of the planet.

What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter ...

Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo could also be in the running for tallest mountain, as its peak is farther from the center of the Earth than any other, according to the National Ocean Service.

Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Ecuadorian Andes, has challenged Mount Everest for the title of the world's highest mountain in a unique measurement.

Chimborazo is only the 39 th tallest mountain in the Andes, when measured from sea level, but there was a brief time in the 19 th century when it was thought to be the world’s highest peak.

The stunning mountain much taller than Everest that you've never heard of Few will of heard of this South American behemoth that, despite misconceptions, stands far taller than the famous Mount ...

To someone alive in the 18th century, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador was the tallest mountain on Earth. Then in 1808, that honor shifted to Dhaulagiri, until 1847, ...

Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador could be considered higher than Everest by one measure. But it’s way more within reach — physically and financially — for adventure travelers.

Climbing Chimborazo. Chimborazo is only the 39 th tallest mountain in the Andes, when measured from sea level, but there was a brief time in the 19 th century when it was thought to be the world ...