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Citlaltepetl/Orizaba – Chichimeco Ridge
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Dec 10, 2012 at 12:45 pm #1296936
Anyone climbed Orizaba via this route?
Described here:
http://www.backpacker.com/may_2002_destinations_mexico_pico_orizaba/destinations/4393
Not a lot of information online about it. Going to Mexico for two weeks after Christmas and definitely going to attempt to summit Orizaba – preferably in a way more interesting and less crowded than the standard 4×4 to piedre grande hut and jamapa glacier.
Any other comments on Orizaba or other advice on worthwhile mountains/backpacking/climbing in Mexico would be appreciated as well.
Dec 12, 2012 at 10:43 am #1935011Secor has a book on climbing Mexico's volcanoes
Jan 12, 2013 at 7:50 pm #1943293dang, wish I'd seen this earlier! I did a variation from the standard route years ago, and we incorporated much more of the ridge, and lots of mixed terrain… anyway, hope your time was sucessful
Feb 8, 2013 at 3:53 pm #1952357It was quite successful, here's a video: http://vimeo.com/57462247
Secors book was useless.
Luc Mehl was apparently there around the same time and did it way better than us: http://thingstolucat.com/orizaba-traverse/
Feb 11, 2013 at 8:09 pm #1953394good ski mountaineering beta (and UL too!):
http://pullharder.org/2012/03/20/real-mexican-vacation-%E2%80%93-pico-de-orizaba-mexico/
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