Videos tagged with "glacier"

Sidestepping up Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador [00:35]
Starting at midnight when the snow is hardest, climbing up the glacier of volcano Cotopaxi to its crater (5897 meters) with guide Fausto. We were the speediest, with the headlamps of other groups behind us
Tags: Cotopaxi, volcan, volcano, Ecuador, snow, glacier, midnight, crater

Volcano Cotopaxi Crater, Ecuador [01:21]
A sweep of Cotopaxi at 5897 meters
Tags: Cotopaxi, crater, glacier, trek, Ecuador

Volcan Cotopaxi [00:38]
Ecuador June 2011 Climbing Cotopaxi- 8 hour summit
Tags: Cotopaxi, mountain climbing, Ecuador, crampons, glacier

The Last Iceman of Chimborazo [02:57]
High in the Andes mountains of Ecuador, one man continues a centuries old tradition of collecting ice from a glacier on the extinct volcano of Chimborazo. Special thanks to Jon Brandt for capturing this experience.
Tags: Chimborazo, iceman, ecuador, andes

- Ecuador sierra [02:50]
The Chimborazo is the highest mountain in the Ecuadorian Andes and due to its close proximity to the equator it is also the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. Climbing the Chimborazo will offer a challenge to even the most experienced mountaineer; it is a technically climb and the long approach to reach the peak will certainly push your physical limits. In addition to proper acclimatisation, excellent physical condition is required to cover the 1.300-meter altitude difference between the Whymper Refuge and the summit, a 9 to 12 hour trek over never-ending glaciers. Challenge yourself and be one of the few who have left their footprints on the most distant point from the earth's molten centre. Break the 20000 ft. barrier and stand on the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. This is a physically challenging and the technical climb. El Chimborazo es la montaña más alta de los Andes ecuatorianos y debido a su proximidad al ecuador es también el punto más alejado del centro de la Tierra. Ascenso al Chimborazo ofrecerá un desafío incluso para los montañeros más experimentados, es una escalada técnica y el enfoque de largo para llegar a la cima sin duda empujará sus límites físicos. Además de aclimatación, excelente condición física es necesaria para cubrir la diferencia de altitud de 1.300 metros entre el refugio Whymper y la cima, una caminata de 9 a 12 horas durante interminables glaciares. Desafiarse a sí mismo y ser uno de los pocos que han dejado sus ...
Tags: chimborazo, high, mountain, turismo, ecuador, sierra, andes