Chimborazo stands at 6310 metres and is the highest mountain in Ecuador, and arguingly in the world I'm told as the base is already at 2800 metres above sea level.
To reach the first refuge I ride in the back of a cattle truck along a bumpy dusty road for an hour and a half and arrive covered in a layer of dust. From here it's an hours walk up to the last refuge, Whymper, at 5000 metres. It's all uphill of course on rocky dusty terrain and the thin air makes it difficult to breathe. I think it's the highest I've been and even though the snowline is a few paces away I am uninspired. Maybe it's one volcano too many.
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You write very well.
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