A friend and I are hoping to rendezvous in Mexico City and summit two of the volcanoes there. I am a teacher and he is a friend from the Peace Corps. We are putting together a tight schedule due to the restrictions of my job. Right now we are testing the water to see if our itinerary is ambitious, too ambitious or flat out crazy. We are hoping that some people more familiar with these peaks could give us some feedback and let us know if we can pull off this long weekend for the ages.
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FEB 2008
14th - fly in to Mexico City early AM head straight to Iztaccihuatl (17,343 feet). Climb to high camp to spend the night.
15th - summit Iztaccihuatl early AM, descend, and the head to Orizaba base
16th - climb to high shelter on Orizaba
17th - summit in early AM, descend. Stay in big town near Orizaba?
18th - TO heads to Mexico City to fly out in the afternoon and BL heads East.</b>
Thanks for honest and helpful feedback!
Climb high,
TO
PS If you are interested in joining we are open to new members of the party so hit me up.