Chimborazo: the furthest mountain from the centre of the Earth

January 27, 2016 Trip reports andes, cartography, cayambe, chimborazo, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, geonames, jean-antoine carrel, peak bagging, volcanoes, wildlife 3 Comments

Chimborazo: the furthest mountain from the centre of the Earth

Chimborazo in Ecuador is definitely the highest mountain in the world when measured from the centre of the Earth. I found a mathematical formula to prove it. I just needed to climb the mountain to be sure of its correct altitude.

How to measure the height of a mountain

November 16, 2011 Opinion and advice aconcagua, cartography, everest, gps, hill walking, himalayas, jebel toubkal, k2, kilimanjaro, lhotse, manaslu, mount stanley, munro bagging, muztag ata, peak bagging, pico de orizaba, pundits, ras dashen, ritacuba blanco, sir george everest, topographic prominence 2 Comments

How to measure the height of a mountain

An idiot’s guide to topographic prominence Once upon a time paid employees of the British Empire went to extraordinary lengths to calculate the height of the Himalayas. It’s quite widely known that the highest point on the planet is named