AMAZON Summit to Sea
Chimborazo, 6263m is an extinct volcano in Ecuador positioned one degree south of the equator. Due the the Earth being slightly wider at the equator, the summit of Chimborazo is the farthest point on Earth from it's center, or the closest point on Earth to the sun. The glacial ice that melts on the top of Chimborazo will travel for 5128km down 5 tributaries and eventually into the Amazon Rover before entering the Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon expels more fresh water into the oceans than the next seven largest rivers combined. This means that the highest point on Earth is a source of the greatest river on Earth and it is the Summit to Sea mission to follow this extraordinary journey of water.
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Mission Statement:
The team is to travel from Volcán Chimborazo glacier summit to Belém in the direction in which water flows. We must stay as close to the waterway as possible but, we can make any ascent within the gully/valley/glen/basin of the stream/tributary/river. If in making an ascent, we deviate and are thought to be out with the gully/valley/glen/basin that our river has flowed into, the journey must recommence from any point/or behind such point from where the deviation was made.
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