Hiking Photos

All our mountain gear arrived safe and sound!

Meeting "Oso"

Road was a tad dusty on the way to Tlachichuca

Welcome to Tlachichuca (elev. 8,500 ft.)

PIU @ altitude, kinda hard

Welcome (sp?) to Hidalgo Village (elev. 11,800 ft.)

Our mountain hut might have been the nicest digs in town

Top floor of "The Ice Flower" lodge in Hidalgo

Bottom floor of "The Ice Flower" lodge in Hidalgo

Hidalgo Village, better in B&W

Acclimatization hike from Hidalgo ~12,800

Orizaba summit

Hiking back down to Hidalgo

Hills above Hidalgo (Lupins flowers =)

Shepherd's run their flocks all through the hills around Orizaba

Shepherd's set fire to the fields for short term growth to feed their flocks

Next day hiking to Piedre Grande

Next day hiking to Piedre Grande

Piedre Grande hut w/ Oso & Juanito (elev.13,900 ft)

Warning at Piedre Grande (it proved applicable)

Martha hiking aqueduct above Piedre Grande

Martha hiking aqueduct above Piedre Grande

View down to Piedre Grande from aqueduct

First acclimatization hike from Piedre Grande

Next day, hiking to "high camp"

Next day, hiking to "high camp"

First part of "The Labyrinth" (10 years ago this was covered with glacier)

Cacti on the ascent, I call you "Satan's cabbage"

Next day, hiking to "high camp"

"High Camp" (elev. 15,700 ft.)

View from high camp

"High Camp" (elev. 15,700 ft.)

Last hike above high camp ~16,000 ft.

~2,400 ft left, an eternity away

Last hike above high camp ~16,000 ft.