Carrel Hut

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Carrel Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, used by climbers as a base for summit attempts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude refuge
mountain hut
accessedBy hiking
accessedFrom Chimborazo access road
environment high Andean alpine zone
hasAltitude approximately 4800 meters above sea level
hasClimate cold
windy
hasFunction acclimatization point
overnight shelter for climbers
hasRisk altitude sickness
locatedInCountry Ecuador
locatedInProvince Chimborazo Province
locatedNear summit of Chimborazo
locatedOn Chimborazo
locatedOnFeature slopes of Chimborazo volcano
namedAfter Jean-Antoine Carrel
nearbyFeature glacier on Chimborazo
partOf Chimborazo climbing route infrastructure
usedAs base for summit attempts on Chimborazo
usedDuring Chimborazo summit expeditions
usedFor high-altitude climbing
mountaineering
visitedBy guided climbing groups
mountaineers

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chimborazo
Chimborazo ("Whymper Hut")
hasRefuge

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