Videos tagged with "history"

Chimborazo Summit Climb - Ecuador 2011 - RE-UPLOAD [04:40]
I don't own the rights to the audio track to this video....but it so awesome, that I had to add it to my video...so please don't silence the track :) Believe me, my video will result in more sales for the Orginal Composer! Hundreds have emailed me, requesting an re upload :) The inactive stratovolcano Chimborazo is Ecuador's highest summit. 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). Until the beginning of the nineteenth century it was thought that Chimborazo was the highest mountain on Earth (measured from sea level), and such reputation led to many attempts on its summit during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1802 during his expedition to South America, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, accompanied by Aimé Bonpland and the Ecuadorian Carlos Montúfar attempted to reach the summit. From his description of the mountain it seems that before he and his companions had to return suffering from altitude sickness they reached a point at 5875 m, higher than previously attained by any European in recorded history.[note 5] In 1831 Jean Baptiste Boussingault and Colonel Hall reached a new "highest point", computed to be 6006 m.[13][14] In 1880 Chimborazo's summit was first climbed by Edward Whymper and the brothers Louis and Jean-Antoine Carrel. If the summit is measured from the center of the Earth its altitude is higher than Mount Everest. For this same reason, the ...

Quito City Tour and the Middle of the World! [02:35]
Join us to our "Quito City Line tour" and enjoy the amazing views and history of Quito, in the "Centro Historico" and "Mitad del Mundo" -- to the northwest of Quito where we visit the "Equatorial line", which divides the earth into two hemispheres. It has become one of the most touristic icons in Ecuador. The local museum offers many unique experiments which emphasizes being on the Middle of the World.

An Ecuador Summer, Part 10: Party of History [06:28]
In which I answer the question 'if your friends jumped of a cliff would you follow?' with "Yes!" BTW I got parasites so be praying God rids me of these microscopic monsters...not fun to have just before a jungle trip. Be praying for: Galo, who hurt his back yesterday, his wife Eugenia, who is Pregnant and sometimes feels really super bad, And for our plans to go into Waodani territory. Also Continue to pray for the kids at young life and the couple that we eat dinner with every night, many of them don't know Christ and we have been talking to them.
Tags: Ecuador (Country), Party, Cliffs, rivers, Birds, chocolate, Birthdays, I-Tec, ITECUSA

The Cloud Forest Project trailer 2, science banter and relaxation video in rainforest of ecuador [03:41]
This is a trailer of an up coming documentary film called "The Cloud Forest Project". The Cloud Forest Project is based on a group of US scientists' funded by NatGeo, working on experiments all about the orchids mimicry, decomposing fungi and their pollinators in the tropical cloud forest. It was filmed with personal-diary style in mind, with lots of interesting science, as well as banters and laughers. The film also documented the conservation issues and mining conflicts in the heart of Intag valley, what the local people are facing and what we can do to help. Music: Go Bang by sbtrkt
Tags: Project, Cloudforest, Cloud, forest, rainforest, Ecuador, Intag, Mining, Wildlife, nature, natural, history, bird, insect, fungi, flower, orchid, monkey, hummingbird, toucanet, Junin, conflict, choco, adventure, volunteer, timelapse, natgeo, National, Geo

The Cloud Forest Project trailer 1, science banter and relaxation video in rainforest of ecuador [01:03]
This is a short trailer of an up coming documentary film called "The Cloud Forest Project". The Cloud Forest Project is based on a group of US scientists' funded by NatGeo, working on experiments all about the orchids mimicry, decomposing fungi and their pollinators in the tropical cloud forest. It was filmed with personal-diary style in mind, with lots of interesting science, as well as banters and laughers. The film also documented the conservation issues and mining conflicts in the heart of Intag valley, what the local people are facing and what we can do to help. Music: Antonio Pinto-1900 by Shakira
Tags: Project, Cloudforest, Cloud forest, rainforest, Ecuador, Intag, Mining, Wildlife, nature, natural history, bird, insect, fungi, flower, orchid, monkey, hummingbird, toucanet, Junin, mining conflict, choco, adventure, volunteer, timelapse, natgeo, National