Day 9 – Seeing climate change in action on Chimborazo
On Day 9, we awoke to find our base camp shrouded by fog. We split up to make the most of our last day at this altitude. Half of the group got ready to climb up to the Stübel Glacier, whilst the others set off on search of flora and fauna at almost 4250 m above […]
Day 8 – Visiting the Abras Glacier
On Day 8, we woke up in our new home, the Refugia Carihuairazo camp. It was 5°C and there was no sign of any heating system! Before we knew it, we were setting off on our first expedition in the area. The destination of the day was the Abras Glacier. As we made our way […]
Day 7 – Leaving the world behind/exploring by night
On the seventh day of our trip, we headed for the high-altitude camp on Chimborazo, Ecuador’s highest mountain. For the three days we were there, we were completely cut off from the rest of the world with no internet connection whatsoever. It took us two hours to drive from the foot of Cotopaxi to the […]
Day 6 – Climbing Cotopaxi
On Day 6, our search for another core took us to Cotopaxi, the second highest mountain in Ecuador at 5897 m above sea level. The last time this active volcano erupted was back in 2015, forming an ash cloud. The weather forecast and the amount of time we needed meant that our schedule was tight right from […]