3 articles tagged with high altitude
Standing at 4,200 meters on the flanks of Chimborazo, watching Andean condors ride thermal currents above páramo grasslands, I realized why Ambato remains Ecuador's best-kept mountaineering secret. While tourists flock to Quito and Baños, this central highland city offers access...
Five days ago, I was standing at 4,680 meters on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, my lungs burning and my weathered face pelted by wind, thinking: *This beats the hell out of sitting in a lecture hall back in Cork.* The...
The first time I witnessed dawn breaking over the Himalayan peaks in Ladakh, I understood why photographers speak of this region with such reverence. *Kitna sundar hai*, my father would have said—how beautiful it is. Having grown up with stories...