Videos tagged with "glaciers"

- 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 ...
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El Chimborazo - The Chimborazo - Ecuador [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

Ecuador Volcanoes [01:11]
Iguana Trails promo video no. 5
Tags: ecuador, travel, adventure, iguana trails, tours, equator, expeditions, mountains, volcanoes, climbing, trekking, snow, lava, volcanic ash, highlands, cliffs, ice, glaciers, alpacas, paramo, rock, chimborazo, cayambe, cotopaxi, rapelling

Chimborazo from the Air [00:33]
The inactive stratovolcano Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimboˈɾaso]) is Ecuador's highest summit. Its last eruption is thought to have occurred some time in the first millennium AD. Its summit is generally regarded as the spot on the surface farthest from the centre of the Earth, at a distance of 6384.4 kilometres (3967.1 mi). Chimborazo is located in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of central Ecuador, 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest of the capital Quito. It is a neighbour to 5018 m high Carihuairazo. Chimborazo's majestic summit rises 2500 m above the surrounding highlands (~3500 to 4000 m) with a ~20 km wide base. Under clear conditions the summit of Chimborazo can be seen from the coastal city Guayaquil, nearly 140 km away. The nearest cities are Riobamba (~30 km to the southeast), Ambato (~30 km to the northeast) and Guaranda (~25 km to the southwest). Chimborazo is surrounded by the Reserva de Produccion Faunistica Chimborazo which forms a protected ecosystem to preserve the habitat for the Andes native camelids vicuña, llama and alpaca. The top of Chimborazo is completely covered by glaciers, with some north-eastern glacier arms flowing down to 4600 m. Its glacier is the source of water for the population of the Bolivar and Chimborazo provinces of Ecuador. Chimborazo glacier's ice mass has decreased over the past decades due to the combined influences of global warming, ash covers from recent volcanic activity of Tungurahua, and the El Niño phenomenon ...
Tags: Chimorazo, Ands, Ecuador, Summit, Earth, Air, Glacier, Vulcano