Iztaccihuatl Climber's Log

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DukeJH

DukeJH - Nov 16, 2009 4:05 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2009

The Knees  Sucess!

We'd planned to go from La Jollita to the Ayoloco Hut and ascend the Ayoloco Glacier but got off route in thick clouds. We traversed the rock field to the Grupo de los Cien hut and ascended the following day via The Knees. Summit day was cold and clear.

rmick25

rmick25 - Sep 15, 2009 11:31 pm

Re: Ixta

The most interesting volcano I've ever climbed and I'm from the Pacific NW. Highest i had been till the next week on Pico. Not very technically challenging but great first high altitude climb. Found a roach in the hut and treated myself to quite the "high" experience

rmick25

rmick25 - Sep 15, 2009 11:31 pm

Re: Ixta

The most interesting volcano I've ever climbed and I'm from the Pacific NW. Highest i had been till the next week on Pico. Not very technically challenging but great first high altitude climb. Found a roach in the hut and treated myself to quite the "high" experience

ncst

ncst - Aug 31, 2009 1:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2009

Great climb  Sucess!

I went from Puebla to the Grupo de los Cien hut on the first day, got there at 3pm and went up another hour to acclimatize and see the route. Left the next day at 7am to reach the summit at 10.30am. No clouds and great views untill 10.15. Saw nobody during those two days. Had to walk
back to Paso de Cortez! Had them with me but didn't use crampons nor ice-axe.

rmick25

rmick25 - Aug 30, 2009 7:32 pm Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2009

Ixta  Sucess!

The most interesting volcano I've ever climbed and I'm from the Pacific NW. Highest i had been till the next week on Pico. Not very technically challenging great first high altitude climb. Found a roach in the hut and treated myself to quite the "high" experience

Cheeseburglar

Cheeseburglar - Aug 21, 2009 1:01 pm Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2008

Pechas!  Sucess!

The pechas are gigantic!

deungsan

deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:35 pm Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2008

long and hard  Sucess!

This was grueling. But partner Tony and I made it. Glad it's over.

Drewsmith - Mar 7, 2009 3:52 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2007

La Arista del Sol  Sucess!

Started 8a.m. with 2 sons and 2nephews. Neat route up. However, I was the only one that summited,3pm. Good reason to go again. down at 6pm. I had been dreaming of this climb for 4 years and was delighted.

SawtoothSean

SawtoothSean - Feb 25, 2009 10:52 am Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2009

Fun Traverse  Sucess!

We started at 11am and finished up at 9pm. This was a fun traverse up and over, and around many rocky outcroppings. Two small glaciers crossings at the end mixed things up and also provided much needed water on a hot day. The views of Popo are impressive from the beginning of this route.

benhil

benhil - Jan 19, 2009 9:09 am Date Climbed: Dec 25, 2008

Benhil  Sucess!

My wife Hilde and me climbed the volcanoe as an acclimatisation trip for Orizaba. The Ayoloco hut is a really filthy place. We did three hours to the summit and enjoyed especially the icy belly in the first sunrays. Awesome views on Popcatepetl.

lefty

lefty - Jan 5, 2009 7:17 pm Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2008

Ayoloco Loop  Sucess!

We did a loop going up the Ayoloco glacier and coming down the Arista del Sol to our camp way below the De Los Cien hut. The lack of water on the mountain dictated our camping spot but gave us a chance to see more of the mountain this way.

LC

LC - Jan 2, 2009 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2008

Long day  Sucess!

REALLY long day, about 17 hours. Mostly because of socializing, and some inexperience people at the top who didn't bring any crampons. We ended up helping them get back on the trail. The weather was warm and sunny with very little wind.

BLong

BLong - Oct 7, 2008 12:02 am Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2008

Iztaccíhuatl Climb  Sucess!

A great prep climb for Orizaba. I climbed them both with Mexican guide Cristobol Corona. We spent the night at the high hut and then hit up the summit the next morning. Beautiful climb and a fun, easy glacier.

ChristianRodriguez

ChristianRodriguez - Sep 8, 2008 12:45 am Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2007

Amazing view  Sucess!

Me and 12 climbers from Guatemala did it without local guides, for mostly of us this volcano was the first 5000 climbed succesfully. We finish 5 volcanoes in 15 days.

kevin trieu

kevin trieu - Aug 26, 2008 5:15 pm

duo  Sucess!

did it with Orizaba in 5 days.

TripoliRick

TripoliRick - Jul 2, 2008 2:44 am Date Climbed: Dec 19, 1989

Second of the Big 3  Sucess!

After climbing Popo the day before and since we felt great we decided to go up Ixta. I thought it was much more varied and the huts were, shall we say, "interesting" to have a look in but we were glad we didn't have to stay in them. After a couple of days rest we would then do Orizaba. Beautiful country.

astrobassman

astrobassman - Mar 21, 2008 4:20 pm

More fun than Orizaba...  Sucess!

Very nice weather made this climb more pleasant than Orizaba.

dswink

dswink - Mar 9, 2008 7:29 pm Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2008

La Arista del Sol  Sucess!

Attempted 1/19/2007 - turned back at the Knees.
Summited 2/22/2008 in partial whiteout

Blackmouth

Blackmouth - Feb 24, 2008 3:52 pm Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2008

Ayoloco Glacier  Sucess!

I climbed Ixta with SP member Deungsan. I put the info in the Plans and Parter section and he responded. We climbed pretty well together considering we had never seen or spoke to each other, the only communication we had was through the internet. Very long day with alot of ups and downs on some very loose scree. Started at Alzomoni Lodge and returned to our ride at La Joya. Round trip was 15 very long hours.

MountainHikerCO

MountainHikerCO - Jan 27, 2008 2:58 pm Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2008

Long Day!  Sucess!

This was a long day. We started from the Altzomoni hut near La Joya at just after midnight. We got back to La Joya at 4:00 in the afternoon. There's a lot of up & down and loose nasty stuff along the way. This was my second climb of Izta. I felt great but it didn't get any easier!

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