El Pico de Orizaba

• Hostel/Outfitter at Tlachichuca
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• Hidalgo on the way to the mountain. The terrain becomes 4x4 here.
• Piedra Grande Hut, 4250 m.
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• Our home for two nights. Middle camp at 4700 m.
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• Staring longingly at the moonlit summit.
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• The Culprits.
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• Left over rice from dinner and some very hot mystery sauce make for great tortilla fillers
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• Alpine start.
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• Dawn on the Jalapa Glacier. 6:15 am Dec. 26 2007, ~18,000 feet.
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• Captain Kirk
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• El Sarcafago from near the crater rim.
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• The slope steepens near the crater. Popo, Izta and Malinche can be seen in the background (left to right).
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• Mildly hypothermic Kirk
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• A well deserved rest at the base of the glacier