South America, Ecuador, Chimborazo, Lesser Summits

Publication Year: 1981.

Chimborazo, Lesser Summits. The two easternmost peaks of Chimborazo had remained so far unclimbed. They were traversed on May 20, 1979 by the Ecuadorians W. Villacís and O. Omar, of the Polytechnical School of the Ecuadorian army. These summits received the unofficial names of N. Martínez (5540 meters, 17,848 feet) and García-Cazar (5560 meters, 18,242 feet), altimeter figures. The new hut, “Edward Whymper,” is now available to mountaineers. It can shelter 16 persons and has permanent attendants. Built to commemorate the centenary of the first ascent of Chimborazo, it was located on the south slopes of the mountain, at 16,000 feet near the Thielman Glacier. Information from Montaña #9, Quito.

Evelio Echevarria