Chimborazo Sea to Summit Challenge: the videos

January 31, 2018 Trip reports andes, carihuairazo, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, cotacachi, cycling, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, mountain films, rucu pichincha, sea to summit, sincholagua, trekking 0 Comment

It’s that time again, when I show off the latest videos I’ve cobbled together in the garden shed with a pair of scissors, a roll of sellotape, and some sticky-back plastic. These ones cover our Chimborazo Sea to Summit Challenge last autumn, when we climbed Chimborazo, starting from sea level on push bikes.

Sea to summit on Chimborazo, part 3: the climb

December 20, 2017 Trip reports andes, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, marco cruz, sea to summit 4 Comments

We had cycled from sea level at Guayaquil and circled Chimborazo on foot, climbing Carihuairazo on the way. It wasn’t the most direct way, and there may not be many others who follow in our footsteps, but it had been fun. We had just one more task to do: to climb to the summit.

Sea to summit on Chimborazo, part 2: Carihuairazo and the circumnavigation

December 6, 2017 Trip reports andeanface, andes, carihuairazo, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, karl egloff, sea to summit 0 Comment

We had already cycled around the south side of Chimborazo. The next stage was to complete the full circuit by trekking around the northern side to Carrel Hut on the west. Just for good measure, we planned to pop up an extra peak, 5020m Carihuairazo, on the way.

Sea to summit on Chimborazo, part 1: the bike ride

November 22, 2017 Trip reports andeanface, andes, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, cycling, ecuador, edita, sea to summit 3 Comments

Cycling is easier when you are carrying no weight and there are no hills. That was my thought at 10.30 on the first morning of our Chimborazo sea to summit challenge. It was a challenge that terrified me, but could I achieve or would I flop? Here is my trip report for the first part of our challenge.

Is this the world’s first ascent of Chimborazo from sea to summit?

September 29, 2017 Expedition dispatches andes, carihuairazo, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, cycling, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, first ascents, sea to summit 2 Comments

On Wednesday, Edita and I reached the 6310m summit of Chimborazo for the second time. We climbed via the Whymper Route on the southwest ridge, which traverses across the west face to join the Normal Route that we climbed last

Ice needles and guinea pigs: acclimatising in Ecuador

September 15, 2017 Expedition dispatches andes, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, cotacachi, cotopaxi, cycling, ecuador, edita, rucu pichincha, sea to summit, sincholagua, volcanoes 3 Comments

The fun is over. Tomorrow the serious business of cycling up Chimborazo begins. Our aim is to cycle from sea level then climb to the summit, with a bit of hiking in between. I have no illusions. It’s going to

The long road to Chimborazo on legs and wheels

July 26, 2017 Expedition dispatches andeanface, andes, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, cycling, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, margaret watroba, scotland 6 Comments

By the time you read this I will have embarked on the first stage of a two-month adventure that will take me from the mountains of Italy to the coast of Scotland and — if all goes to plan — the highest point on the planet in a way that’s never been done before.