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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Team Returns to Tlachichuca After Orizaba Climb

Posted by: Jake Beren, J.J. Justman | February 18, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mexico

Hello from Tlachichuca,

Upon our arrival to the Piedra Grande Hut, we heard from fellow guides that they had been turned due to bad weather the night before on Orizaba. It appears as though Central Mexico has been getting hit hard these days by the weather demons, and not just on Ixta. When we woke last night a different story was being written. It was downright balmy!  It did cool off as we climbed, but we enjoyed near perfect weather as we climbed through a little bit of new snow to the glacier where most fresh precipitation had been blown far away.

The team did a great job on a huge day and we all stood on top together, with great views of Mexico’s volcanoes even Ixta came out for the first time all week.

Thanks to a great team, Mexico crew and fellow guides JJ and Fernando for an awesome trip!

RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Team Returns from Ixta

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Jake Beren | February 15, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mexico

Now our team is safely in Puebla, getting cleaned up and reorganized after a valiant effort on Ixta. 

As we pulled into our high camp yesterday afternoon our fingers were crossed tightly for a break in the weather. By the time we sat up to fire stoves, a ferocious snow storm pelted the tents and kept us at bay. It came down hard for a few hours, then the wind started. Camp remained in a wet windy cloud and still we waited, hoping for a spell in the storm. It never came. After a mostly sleepless night, the sun finally turned our cloud light and we started packing up. The team handled the sub-ideal conditions like true climbers, realistic that safety trumps all and hunkering down in this case was by far the most prudent choice. Now we rest in Puebla and get ready to head to Orizaba for the next climb, just a little hungrier.

RMI Guides Jake Beren & J.J. Justman

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Mexico’s Volcanoes:  Team Readies for Summit Attempt

Posted by: Jake Beren, J.J. Justman | February 14, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mexico
Elevation: 14,750'

Hello everyone,

This is RMI Guide JJ Justman checking in. We want to let everyone following our Mexico’s Volcanoes Expedition know that we are at high camp on Ixta (14,750ft).  The Team is doing fantastic. We are preparing for our summit bid tomorrow, so we are getting our water ready. We are planning on waking up around midnight and getting hot drinks going for our crew.
It is pretty unusual right now, there is a ton of snow that you don’t normally see here on Ixta, but it is actually making for some pretty nice climbing.  Weather is calm there is no wind, so we will keep our fingers crossed.  It’s looking like it is going to be a great day tomorrow, so stay tuned.  We will check in again tomorrow and will hopefully have some great news.  We are looking at a nice safe climb of Ixta.

Ciao from Mexico!

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