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A rare deadly avalanche on Ecuador’s highest peak, Chimborazo at 20,549-feet\/6,263-meters, took four lives on Sunday, October 24, 2021. An all Ecuadoran team of 12 climbers and guides was approaching the false summit near 6,100-meters when the snow gave way. One person was injured. Another group of 20 required assistance.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred at 6:30 in the morning as reported by Emergency organization Integrated Security Service ECU911<\/a>. The mountain is closed for climbers at the moment.<\/p>\n

The avalanche was a result of recent heavy snows and not volcanic activity. The last recorded eruption of Chimbo was 1400 years ago and is considered an inactive volcano. Overall Chimbo is considered a safe climb from objective dangers even though it can be quite cold and windy.\u00a0In 1994 an avalanche left 10 people dead, including one Swiss and six French nationals.<\/p>\n

The summit of Chimborazo is often cited as the highest point on earth due to its distance from the earth’s center. With the planet being a spheroid shape it is thicker around the Equator than measured around the poles. Thus with Chiombo close to the equator, the summit is\u00a06,384.4\u00a0km\/3,967.1\u00a0mi from the Earth’s center, compared to Everest’s at 6,382.3\u00a0km or 3,965.8\u00a0miles.<\/sup><\/p>\n

As I saw in 2019, the upper slopes of Chimbo are at a perfect angle for avalanches, around 32 degrees. We reached the false summit before a white-out suddenly developed stopping our progress.<\/p>\n

\"Chimborazo
Chimborazo upper slopes in 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My condolences to all the lost, and their families, friends, and teammates.<\/p>\n

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Climb On!<\/p>\n

Alan<\/p>\n

Memories are everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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