Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80
He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed ...
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The 5 Things I Learned Climbing Chimborazo, Ecuador’s Highest Peak
Read a first-hand account of what it's like to climb Chimborazo, Ecuador's tallest mountain, plus tips for high-altitude ...
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National battlefield park documents hospital's role in Civil War
The park’s headquarters is housed in the Chimborazo Medical Museum on East Broad Street, which chronicles the famed Chimborazo Hospital and other hospitals of the time. “Here, you get to talk ...
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Baltazar Ushca, ‘last iceman’ of Ecuador’s highest peak, dies at 80
For about five hours, they ascended a rocky path to a glacier located at about 15,000 feet on the southern face of a dormant volcano known as Chimborazo. Baltazar Ushca chipped off chunks of milky ...
Climbing the world’s other highest mountain – no sherpas required
What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you ...