During my stay in Riobamba, I took one day for visiting the Chimborazo. It is the highest volcano in Ecuador with 6300 meters high. There are 2 refuges at respectively 5000 and 5100 meters high. From the first refuge, a friend and I went down with mountain bike. The goal San Juan. A city located […]
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Huayna Potosi: Get closer to the stars at 6088 meters
![View from the summit](/travel-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG-20170606-WA0001-710x335.jpg)
Huayna Potosi, a mountain close to La Paz, a mountain with a summit at 6088 meters, a mountain I am going to climb, no, a mountain I climbed. I booked a 3 days tour that took me to the top. Day 1: First Base Camp Arriving We left La Paz early in order to be […]
A hike to the Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America
![A high mountain with snow in gthe background, and smaller ones closer to the foreground.](/travel-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20170201_111355.jpg)
After crossing the Andes a first time during my way from Santiago to Mendoza, I decided to come back to the Andes. At an altitude of 3000 meters, a trek starts to the first base camp on the way to the Aconcagua. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America with 6 962 meters high. […]