Includes Ecuador's 10 peaks over 5000m high. These 10 peaks are the ultimate mountaineering objectives in Ecuador. All except Tungurahua have glaciers. Note that Tungurahua and Sangay are currently active -- and too dangerous to summit. Perhaps when things calm down you can be one of the only to have stood at the top of all 10... but for now, hitting the Big 8 would be an incredible achievement.
Highest peak
Chimborazo
20,561 ft / 6,266 m
Most prominent peak
Chimborazo
13,523 ft / 4,121 m prom
Most summited peak
Cotopaxi
38 summits
Most difficult peak
no info yet
Difficulty breakdown
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Highlights
Latest summits
"Ascended the regular route from High Camp, which starts around 5,300m. The route was snow free so scrambling was easy, although very loose in some areas. Crevasses were visible and the few snow bridges we crossed were solid. 4 hours to Veintimilla, and another 30 minutes to Whymper (Chimborazo summit). I asked Chelsea to marry me at sunrise, with Sangay erupting on the horizon! " — ivo • Oct 7, 2023
"Began our approach at 2:30am and Carihuairazo was covered by a lightning storm. The storm moved on light snow remained for our climb. At 4:30am, we roped up for climbing steep snow and a loose scramble section. On the summit by 5:30am. " — ivo • Oct 4, 2023
"Via the normal south ridge route. Descended the eastern gulley. We found some fun scramble sections that never felt overly exposed. The real challenge was managing the impact of elevation on our second day in Ecuador. The was a greatly enjoyable day in Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas. " — ivo • Oct 2, 2023
"Rainy the snow was very slushy. Lots of pot holing we came to a recent avalanche. We made it to the glacier but decided to turn around. It was raining on us on the glacier and we were concerned with wet slide risks." — ryancoburn • Nov 19, 2021
"Started climb from parking lot at 11pm on Monday. Clear day . Crossed a exposed ridge and the wind was very cold. Heavy snow made last push to summit difficult. Amazing views of almost all of the ecuador big 10 peaks. I’d say the most spectacular summit I’ve ever done." — ryancoburn • Nov 16, 2021