Has Mount Everest been dethroned? Is Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo actually the tallest mountain in the world? Like any good ole scientific dispute, the issue is debatable, but there are surefire methods ...

Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo is scientifically closer to space than Mount Everest, not due to sea-level height, but Earth's equatorial bulge. This bulge makes points near the equator farther from the ...

What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) ...

I had planned to travel to Africa this week to climb Kilimanjaro, highest peak on the continent, but I lost my chance when I injured a knee training. So here's a story about some climbs I did in ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Landscape sketch showing a view of Mt. Chimborazo and a valley near Guaranda in Ecuador. The mountain's rounded, ...

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