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Three Frozen Bodies Found at 18,000′ in Ecuador Thought to be 1994 French Teama

Climbing Chimborazo.

Three bodies frozen bodies were found on 20-565-foot Chimborazo in Ecuador by mountain guides this past Saturday. Chimborazo is Ecuador’s highest mountain and is very popular among mountaineers. Officials in Ecuador suspect that these bodies are from a team of 7 French and 3 Ecuadorian climbers who disappeared on the volcano in 1994 after being struck by a large avalanche. The bodies were found still […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 27, 2015
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Brain Post: Which Mountainโ€™s Summit is Furthest from the Center of the Earth?

ย  {Everyday, SnowBrains.com is gonna bring you one โ€œBrainโ€ post. Something that we think will interest you, challenge you, and be something you can use in a dinnertime conversation that day.} We all know which mountain is the highest above mean sea level: ย Mt. Everest at 29,028 feet above sea level.   Not many know which mountain is furthest from […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 23, 2013
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