What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think.

While Mount Everest is the highest above sea level, Chimborazo’s 6,263-meter (20,549-foot) summit achieves its unique status through the equatorial bulge of the planet.

Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador could be considered higher than Everest by one measure. But it’s way more within reach — physically and financially — for adventure travelers.

This Mountain Surpasses Everest As World's Highest Peak In Unusual Way Around 500 mountaineers attempt to summit Mount Chimborazo annually, with a success rate of over 50 per cent ...

Chimborazo is only the 39 th tallest mountain in the Andes, when measured from sea level, but there was a brief time in the 19 th century when it was thought to be the world’s highest peak.

Chimborazo is only the 39th tallest mountain in the Andes, when measured from sea level, but there was a brief time in the 19th century when it was thought to be the world’s highest peak ...

Chimborazo is only the 39 th tallest mountain in the Andes, when measured from sea level, but there was a brief time in the 19 th century when it was thought to be the world’s highest peak.