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| B-Grooms | Success  Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2013 | |
| Awesome climb, not bad three in 9 days. I spend some time earlier in the week acclimating on La Malinche, then a successful summit of Ixtaccihuatl 17,340' followed by El Pico de Orizaba 3 days later. Long week, no storms or other conditions to be concerned about. Lot of wild fires in the surrounding areas, pretty dry this time of year. Awesome trip, good grade on the Jamapa glacier, little hard to breath but smooth going with plenty of time to acclimate on this trip | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2013 11:47 pm | ||
| regolithe | Hard but fast Date Climbed: Mar 3, 2013 | |
| Great climb. STEEP! Over 2000 vert. feet per mile. My friend and I arrived on Wednesday and hiked to the base of the labyrinth, to acclimatize. The next day we left around 8:00am with the intention of caching our heavier gear (crampons, boots, etc.) at the base of the glacier. However, by the time we got there, the conditions were so perfect, we just decided to go for it! Worked out great. 5:25 to the summit from the hut, 2:37 back down. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2013 12:47 pm | ||
| TheNobleSunfish | Perfect Conditions Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2013 | |
| We waltzed up the Ruta Normal in great conditions. Boot track through the labyrinth (only short icy stretches) and good snow conditions to the summit on the glacier. Stayed a the excellent Cancholas hostel, getting a ride to and from Piedra Grande in their 4x4. Lots of fun and, as hoped, a great way to first experience high altitude. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2013 5:33 pm | ||
| ncst | Great climb! Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2012 | |
| I left Puebla early on Saturday morning for Tlachichuca (54 pesos). From there I took a shared taxi to San Miguel Zoapan (10 pesos). Walked through the fields in 1 hour to Miguel Hidalgo. From there to refugio Piedra Grande in 3 hours. Refugio filled up completely and there were some ten tents pitched outside. Left on Sunday morning at 3 am to reach the summit at 7:30 am. Great view, many people from the ruta sur there. Ice in the labyrinth, glacier was perfect, ice not to hard, hardly any wind. Descent in 3 hours. Started walking back from the refugio, then got a ride all the way to Tlachichuca. | |
| Posted Nov 23, 2012 9:23 pm | ||
| donutslayer | Great cramponing | |
| After a nice drive from Juarez down through DF we ended up at the base of Pico de Orizaba. We drove within a mile or so of the hut then finished hiking in. Met a mixed group of climbers from Seattle and Anchorage. Hit the summit the next morning and then headed to the beach the following day in Veracruz. Great trip | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2012 2:58 pm | ||
| jmarkham | Orizaba | |
| After acclimitization on Popo and overnight at a high hut we all made it but separated into two groups, the slower staying with a member who I felt should never have come up because of a persistant cough that had developed. He was very stubbornly wanting to summit and did, later, after some of us quickly decended due to an incoming storm. I'll never forget hearing and almost feeling my iceaxe zinging where I'd stowed it between my back and daysack. I prayed the rest of the gang up on the summit would not be hit as I almost ran down the peak. Fantastic experience. | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2012 2:32 pm | ||
| Daria | Awe-some!!!! Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2011 | |
| With Matthew Sharples. Absolutely memorable memories-stayed with a good friend and biology student in mexico city, then we got to stay with a local Mexican family at the base of Pico de Orizaba, (they had a vacation home there), they even drove us up pretty close to the piedre grande hut for free in their truck. As well as taking us out to the Casa Blanca, it was their treat. What a generous kind family!! It was a joy to have experienced such authentic cultural exchanges vs. the standard disengaged tourist planned routine that most climbers do. Dayhiked from Piedre Grande hut, summit experience was enhanced by a special "summit ritual" of some local climbers I shared the summit with. We barely were able to understand each other, but we they still managed to get me involved in their ritual and we ended up laughing, celebrating, and taking pictures/videos. The summit ritual was pouring snow on top of my bare head while I kneel down on one knee with hand on ice axe. Surreal and amazing experience and great bonding time with the locals! What a special treat to have experienced this. We then descended Pico de Orizaba to the east, down the jungles and hitched a ride with some locals down the many jungle towns back to Orizaba. The rest of my trip I toured the beautiful mexican Pacific coast to scout out future kayaking trips. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2012 2:53 pm | ||
| Matt Lemke | Jamapa Glacier Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2012 | |
| Fantastic climb on N. Americas 3rd highest! after a couple days to acclimate at the hut at 14,000 feet. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2012 12:51 am | ||
| cab | Jamapa Glacier Date Climbed: Mar 2, 2012 | |
| One day ascent from Piedra Grande after acclimitizing on La Malinche and Iztaccihuatl. We left the hut at 1am with perfect conditions that continued all the way to the summit. Following the trail up to the labyrinth and making our way through the labyrinth in the dark wasn't too dificult (we actually took a worse route on the way down in full daylight). The lower glacier was a little sloppy even though it was still dark out, but conditions improved the higher up we went. The sun came up just before we made the crater rim and began a spectacular day with perfect weather and no wind. We took a few pictures at the summit and headed down for a 10-hour RT. | |
| Posted Mar 5, 2012 3:15 pm | ||
| krrt2000 | Jamapa Date Climbed: Nov 27, 1987 | |
| Went with two single guys that wanted to party and not acclimate (Steve and Jeff). Made 16,000 ft. not prepared, another time. Had a great time though, Veracruz was awesome. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2012 9:18 pm | ||
| DrewB | Great memories Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2002 | |
| Much more straight forward than I imagined. The only difficult part was the altitude. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2012 11:55 pm | ||
| Bill562 | Second time is the charm Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2012 | |
| With Blair F from PG - Espolon de Oro up, Jamapa Glacier down | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2012 10:07 pm | ||
| CastillejaMiniata | Standard Jamapa Glacier route. Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2011 | |
| And then a descent into a remote east side canyon and to the tropics. | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2012 9:51 pm | ||
| mreiter1 | Suceess Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008 | |
| Standard Route | |
| Posted Dec 11, 2011 2:01 pm | ||
| hunterslee | Slug to the top Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2010 | |
| Had great weather, the only downside was a trip to a not so good Mexican Taco stand a few days before. Yikes! | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2011 1:43 am | ||
| ssbclimber | Citlaltepetl Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2009 | |
| Made it to 17,000 feet on the Jamapa Glacier. Ezra Danciu summited. Not sure if I was getting altitude sickness or just wiped out from little sleep camping just below the Labrynth the previous night. Lots of snow the week before our arrival as well. Senor Reyes was scheduled to pick up us at 3PM and I just didn't have the pace to get up and back in time. Met a couple cool guys from Minnesota though and WILL be back one day for redemption! | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2011 2:12 am | ||
| jef80 | Jamapa Glacier Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2009 | |
| Perfect weather to climb this great mountain. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2011 6:11 pm | ||
| mjp20k | Jamapa Glacier Date Climbed: Feb 7, 1997 | |
| Third time's the charm. | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2011 5:57 pm | ||
| jck | Jamapa Direct Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2011 | |
| Took the straight route up to top, just between Jamapa Glacier and Espolon del Oro, where the face is the steepest. Six hours to the top from Piedra Grande. Nice to be the only climbers on the mountain that day. Perfect views from the top. The crater rim is really impressive. Climbed with Radek (brade). | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2011 7:32 pm | ||
| Computer Nerd | Almost Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2009 | |
| Almost made it. We got lost in the Labirynth in the dark early hours. By the time we made it to the glacier we were too worn out and turned around. Going back in March 2011. | |
| Posted Feb 9, 2011 4:31 pm | ||
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