In pictures: The Last Iceman of Ecuador

Published on: Monday, October 5, 2015
In pictures: The Last Iceman of Ecuador - feature

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Our photographer, Gavin Haines, chronicles the extraordinary life of Baltazar Ushca, who climbs Ecuador's highest mountain every week to collect ice from its glacier. Fridge-freezers have all but killed his trade, but he makes the perilous journey regardless.