Apparently December is the ideal month to climb pico de orizaba. However, I'm having a hard time finding any detailed info about the climb.
If you or anyone you know has climbed it, please let me know.
Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
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mikefromcraig
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Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
Hundreds on this site have climbed it and there are many TRs. I believe SurfNTurf did a write up from our trip.
The trip is very straightforward and requires no more skill than a spring Colorado 14er.
The trip is very straightforward and requires no more skill than a spring Colorado 14er.
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
As I Man said, there are multiple well-written trip reports on Orizaba. Use the "Advanced Search" feature in the trip reports section and search "Orizaba." After you read a few, if you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
I concur with what's already been written above. After reading up on some TR's please feel to PM me or ask away right here. I'll do my best to help out in any way I can. For what it is I absolutely loved this short, quick little get away to Mexico and highly recommend it.
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
As others have said there is a ton of information on Orizaba, Itza, and the other peaks in Mexico in the Trip Reports section on this site. The Summitpost page on Orizaba is also a good resource:
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Have fun those are great peaks!
Kai
http://www.summitpost.org/pico-de-orizaba/150192" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Have fun those are great peaks!
Kai
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
My only input is to take the time to do Iztaccihuatl while you are there. I thought the area was much prettier and the peak far more interesting than Orizaba. We were lucky enough to get there right after a snowstorm though so we did it as a snowclimb.
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
I did a google search and went 5 or so pages deep and none of the 14er trip reports came up. I didn't even realize international peaks were on here. Thanks.
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
If you're flexible and want some companions, timf and I are doing this in mid-January. Shoot me a PM if you're interested!
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
I could probably go early January but not mid. Did you select January over December based on climbing conditions or just out of convenience?CorduroyCalves wrote:If you're flexible and want some companions, timf and I are doing this in mid-January. Shoot me a PM if you're interested!
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
Well I wanted to give myself ample time to prepare (which is good, in hindsight, as I'm battling plantar fasciitis). Plus it's still in the dry season and we got a good deal on a direct flight from Denver to MEX.mikefromcraig wrote:I could probably go early January but not mid. Did you select January over December based on climbing conditions or just out of convenience?CorduroyCalves wrote:If you're flexible and want some companions, timf and I are doing this in mid-January. Shoot me a PM if you're interested!
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
So I'm curious about the level of technical difficulty, e.g. the labyrinth, is there a comparable CO peak in terms of difficulty (aside from the difference in altitude)?
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Re: Pico De Orizaba (18,500 ft in Mexico) info needed
The conditions in the labyrinth seem to vary a lot. When I did it, there was waterfall ice and we used crampons and ice axes. It was a short, stiff ice-climb, and not like anything I've encountered on a 14er here in Colorado.dr_j wrote:So I'm curious about the level of technical difficulty, e.g. the labyrinth, is there a comparable CO peak in terms of difficulty (aside from the difference in altitude)?
I agree with others who are urging you to visit Iztaccihuatl while you're down there. It is a more interesting peak with better views, and it's a lot less steep. Once you reach the "feet" it's a lot of easy ups and downs. I found the difficulty to be similar to a 14er in consolidated springtime snow. Orizaba, on the other hand, is a sustained, very steep climb.
-Susan
