Mount Chimborazo is the highest mountain on Earth beating Mount Everest by 2kms / 1.5 miles – when measured from the planets center and not sea level that is. On the peak of Ecuadors highest mountain Chimborazo is also the place closest to the sun and moon on Earth as well as the place with the lowest gravity anywhere on Earth.

Day 1:

After a big breakfast we leave from Riobamba early in the morning and drive up to the first refuge of Chimborazo. From the first refuge we climb 45 minutes to the second refugee at 5,000 meters where we relax until we commence our ascent.

We start climbing at midnight and if the weather is right we should reach the peak at around Sunrise. From the peak it takes 4 – 5 hours to get back down to base camp.

The Crater on the Summit of Mount Cotopaxi

Taking a Rest Before Reaching the Peak of Mount Chimborazo

The Cotopaxi Volcano From The Summit of Mount Chimborazo