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Overview | 10 Day Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl | 7 Day La Malinche and Orizaba
December 1 - 10; December 12 - 21; January 16 - 25
Land Cost: $2450 per person
Client to Guide Ratio: 3:1
Beginning Level Climbing
Day 1: Arrive in Mexico City. Your guide will meet you at the airport and will take you to the hotel.
Day 2: Today we'll drive to La Joya at the base (13,124 ft) of Ixta (17,343). Tonight will be spent in a hut at the base of Ixta.
Day 3:Wake up late and make a delicious breakfast at the Paso
de Cortez cabin, while enjoying the view active Popo-Catépetl.
We'll begin our glacier training class, which
will allow us to safely and competently climb Ixta (17,343 feet). Later in the day, we'll
prepare our packs to climb up to 15,000 feet, where we
will setup high camp. This is also an important acclimatization day.
Day 4: Rest day and prepare for summit departure. This is an important acclimatization day.
Day 5: Today we'll rise early and make our push for the summit of Ixta (17,343 ft.) via the Ridge of the Sun. The ridge requires all of
our mountaineering skills, and we¹ll work as a team to
stay clear of all of the crevasses which are prevalent on
the ridge.
Day 6: Drive to Puebla. Today is a designated rest day and we'll take the opportunity to visit the Central Plaza and Cathedral some amazing cultural sites. Tonight we'll stay in a hotel and enjoy some fine local cuisine.
Day 7: Drive to Tlachichuca, and then to the hut, Piedra Grande, at 14,000 feet via four-wheel-drive truck. We'll rest and prepare for our ascent the following day.
Day 8: Summit day on Orizaba (18,850 ft.). Via an alpine start, we'll make our way from the hut to the Jamapa Glacier. Breathtaking views of Popa and Ixta make this a worthy summit, the 3rd highest in North America!
Day 9: Drive to Mexico City and have a celebratory dinner.
Day 10: Fly out of Mexico City.
Cost Includes: An AMGA Certified or Trained Alpine Guide in country transportation, hotels, food on the climbs, group climbing, camping and kitchen equipment.
Cost Does not include: International airfare, food in towns or cities, cancellation or emergency evacuation, insurance, costs of a personal nature, or costs associated with flight or trip delays.
Prerequisites: Participants should have prior, basic mountaineering experience, be comfortable with self arrest and walking in crampons and have basic roped climbing experience. If you do not possess these skills or need review, we recommend doing a skills course with us in Colorado prior to your Mexico trip.
Equipment: Download the Mexico Volcanoes Equipment Checklist
Registration and Cancellation: You will need to fill out an International Expedition Application, cancellation policy agreement, and liability waiver, and send it to us with a 50% deposit 60 days before the trip date. Balance is due 30 days prior to trip departure date. Please click on our Registration/Travel link to access the required forms.
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