Climbing Chimborazo with high camp in 3 days/
Chimborazo Province – Ecuador
Elevation:
(20,702ft/6.310m)
Difficulty
Advanced
Duration
3 days
Itinerary
We will drive southwest from Quito, to get to the Chimborazo’s Reserve direct to the Hermanos Carrel Refuge (15,748ft/4.800m) that will take us around 4 hours. If we have time in the afternoon and the weather allows us, we will have a small hike to the Whymper Hut (16,404ft/5.000m), in order to get used to the altitude. At Hermanos Carrel Refuge, we will have the dinner and overnight (-/-/D)
In the morning breakfast will be served at Hermanos Carrel Refuge, and then we will check all the needed camping and climbing equipment for the next 2 days. Once we have everything ready we will start hiking for about 4 hours to the High Camp (17,552ft/5.350m), once here, we will accommodate in our tents. In the afternoon we will prepare and double check all the gear for the climbing. We will get a light dinner and go to sleep (B/BL/D)
Around 1:00 am, we will start our climb to the Ecuadorian highest mountain, Chimborazo, which will take us around 8 hours. We will get to the summit (20,702ft/6.310m) in the early hours. The summit is a perfect spot for resting and to take pictures of the beautiful surroundings. Then we’ll start our descending to the High Camp, which will take us from 3 to 4 hours. Once in the High Camp, we will pack our belongings and then, we will still need to go down 2 hours to the parking lot, where our transportation will be ready to drive us down to Quito (B/BL/-)
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