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Archives for November 2014
La Malinche summit photo
Derek and I on top of La Malinche, with Pico de Orizaba in background (photo by Ricardo Lugo) Continue Reading
Iztaccihuatl summited!
Summit of this dormant volcano (5230m) 9 am local time. More details to follow. Continue Reading
Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba is our main objective in Mexico. It is both the highest mountain in the country and the highest volcano in North America being 5,636m (18,491ft) in height. It has, in geological terms, very recent volcanic activity having last erupted in 1846. Unlike Iztaccihuatl, it has Continue Reading
La Malinche ascent update
The alarm went off at 4am. As I had gone to bed around 8.30 the previous evening and I have not yet recovered from jetlag this was perhaps not as bad as it sounds. However, sleep after 1am had been disturbed. One thing about being at altitude is that it can do funny things to your body. Whilst I Continue Reading