Baltazar Ushka, the last icebreaker of Chimborazo

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Baltazar Ushka is the last indigenous Ecuadorian who makes his living gathering ice from the glaciers of Chimborazo volcano. Every Friday, Baltazar scales alone the summit of the volcano and down two blocks of ice on the back of his donkey.

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in Our World, on the 25th of April 2011

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Baltazar Ushka prepares his ass to climb the Chimborazo volcano

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Baltazar Ushka cuts grass of the moor for rope to tie the ice blocks.

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Baltazar Ushka cuts grass of the moor for rope to tie the ice blocks.

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Baltazar Ushka prepares a rope with grass of the moor

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Baltazar Ushka prepares his ass to climb the Chimborazo volcano

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Baltazar Ushka prepares his ass to climb the Chimborazo volcano

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Baltazar Ushka begins to climb the Chimborazo volcano with his ass

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Baltazar Ushka begins to climb the Chimborazo volcano with his ass

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Baltazar Ushka climbs the Chimborazo volcano with his ass

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Baltazar Ushka asks permission from Pachamama before entering the volcano Chimborazo

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Baltazar Ushka asks permission from Pachamama before entering the volcano Chimborazo

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Baltazar Ushka takes a break before continuing the ascent of Chimborazo volcano

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Baltazar Ushka approaches the summit of Chimborazo volcano

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Baltazar Ushka reaches the summit of Chimborazo volcano and begins to cut blocks of ice

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Baltazar Ushka pushes a large block of ice

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Baltazar Ushka pushes a large block of ice

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Ushka Baltazar cuts the ice block into two parts

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Baltazar Ushka begins packing the ice blocks

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Baltazar Ushka begins packing the ice blocks

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Baltazar Ushka begins packing the ice blocks

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Baltazar Ushka loads the ice blocks to the back of ass

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Baltazar Ushka loads the ice blocks to the back of ass

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Baltazar Ushka finished loading the ice blocks and is ready to descend

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Baltazar Ushka descends the Chimborazo volcano with two blocks of ice

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Panoramic view of the Chimborazo mountain

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Tags Adult, Animals, Baltazar Ushka, Chimborazo, Landscape, Rural, People, Mountain, Places, Our world

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