Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador could be considered higher than Everest by one measure. But it’s way more within reach — ...

Roberto Canessa was 19 years old when his plane crashed in the Andes mountain range. 50 years after the tragedy, he has told ...

At the end of your journey to Patagonia, take a short flight to Santiago, the bohemian Valparaiso, and its adjacent ...

But there is one more contender for highest mountain: Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Ecuadorian Andes. When measured from sea level ...

Our expert guide into how to read an avalanche forecast will enable you to make informed decisions when exploring the ...

27 x 39 in. (68.6 x 99.1 cm.) ...

In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 carrying 45 people, including a rugby team from Montevideo, crashed in the Andes mountains. It would take 72 days for rescuers to learn the fate of the ...

It is indeed the tallest mountain, but only when we consider the height above sea level. However, if we measure the actual height of mountains from ... The mountain has a much lower height than Mount ...

It is measured at 8,848 meters (29,032 feet) if we consider its elevation from the sea level. But does it make Mount Everest the highest ... Mount Chimborazo can beat Mount Everest as the highest ...