On the edge of the earth, or more precisely in the territory of the mysterious country of Ecuador, the furthest reaches of the volcano Chimborazo, which joins the mountain system of the Western Cordillera of Andes, prop up the shaggy clouds. Its height reaches six thousand two hundred and sixty-seven meters above sea level. Despite the fact that it is an extinct volcano, the Indians living at its foot are still with great respect for the majestic formidable peak. Its name comes from the Indian "Chimbo" - the name of the river beginning on this mountain, and "race" - the snow.
Climbing
The main feature of the area is the lack of seasonality, so you can climb any time of year. But the best period is autumn-winter.
Standard climbing takes 2-3 days, but it all depends on the form of the tour that you buy .Shelters for a rest at Chimborazo two: Bottom, located at the end of the road, and Verkhny .The classic route starts from the Karel hut, which is located at an altitude of 4600 m .Next, you have to climb 5000 meters to the Vamper hut, then reach the fourth summit of the Cumbre Veintemilla, which is necessary at night, until the sun melts the nast and then descends to 10 am, as later the danger of rock falls and avalanches .Chimborazo itself is a giant ridge with 4 hump-tops, the highest of which Ventmilla (6100) and Uiper (6300) .
Ascent routes
The track on the North side - Las Muralas-Rojas takes 8-9 hours, the way on the North side through the Telman Glacier - 8 hours, the southeast route takes one and a half days, the most difficult route is "Arista del Sol", 2/3 of which - rocky site, lasts 2 days.
As for the difficult sections of the road, it is necessary to single out the site to the El Castillo saddle - this is a steep slope and on the way back there is a danger of rockfalls, and the site from the top of Veintimilla (6267 m) to the top of Whymper (6310 m), where it should be noted that snow, closing glacier, becomes very mild in the daytime, and it must be overcome as early as possible, by 7-8 am.
| Chimborazo, panorama |
| Chimborazo in the clouds |
| Lama, Chimborazo |
| House at Chimborazo |
| View of Chimborazo |