Chimborazo

Chimborazo (6310 m)

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February 12th 2008
I have made two attempts on Chimborazo now, and I failed both. The first one was 2 days after Cotopaxi. There had been loads of warnings and many people telling me that their planned ascents had been cancelled due to the very difficult conditions on the mountain. Tungurahua had had a strong eruption a couple of weeks before, the ash was blown onto Chimborazo, melted the snow and in subsequence ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Chimborazo

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more