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Last updated: 24 august, 2010 - 14:23 GMT

Ecuador's oldest mountaineer

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Fabian Zurita is Ecuador's oldest mountaineer - at the age of 75, he still climbs regularly and has been doing so for 60 years.

Ever since the 19th century, Ecuador has been a popular destination among explorers and sportsmen for its majestic snow-capped volcanoes.

However a recent study suggests that the glaciers of Ecuador's mountains have lost up to 40 per cent of their surface in the past 50 years.

And for Fabian Zurita, this is a huge loss.

Fabian Zurita (right) and one of the campers from his summer camp

For Outlook, Irene Caselli followed Fabian to the glacier of Chimborazo - the country's highest mountain - to find out about his extraordinary life and the changes he has seen in the mountains.

In the mountains with Fabian Zurita

  • Fabian leading a group of children down the Imbabura mountain
  • Fabian leading a group of children down the Imbabura mountain
  • Fabian leading a group of children down the Imbabura mountain
  • Fabian leading a group of 100 kids to the glacier of Ecuador's highest mountain, the Chimborazo
  • A view of the Chimbarozo from the road
  • Fabian addressing children during the summer camp
  • Fabian addressing children during the summer camp
  • The glacier receding - more rocks and less ice on the Chimborazo
  • Fabian happy at the rare sight of a condor on the way to Cayambe volcano

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