Mexicos Volcanoes: Hoch & Team Recap Ixta Summit Day, Ready for Rest Day
Team Mexican Koala was in high spirits on the van ride to Ixta Base Camp. We played “What’s That Song?” to our guide Joe’s epic 80’s playlist, and even managed to get phone reception for a bit to send quick updates to family and friends.
Once we arrived at base camp, the team refueled with soup and chicken tacos, then made our way up to high camp at 14,500 feet. The scenery was unreal, and some of the most beautiful any of us had ever seen-tall yellow prairie grass dotted with pine trees across massive mountainsides, and the Popo volcano belching ash and smoke.
After an alpine start, the team tagged the summit of Ixta, even with Mother Nature throwing us a curveball in the form of a full-on whiteout and a quarter inch of rime ice on helmets, backpacks, sunglasses, goggles, eyelashes, everything……
Huge thanks to our incredible guides, Joe and Bailey, for getting us up and down safely!
Now we’re looking forward to a hot shower and a rest day in Puebla before our summit push on Orizaba.
RMI Climber Matt Hirschberg-Team Mexico Koala
