Stories: Mexico
Mountain adventures create the best stories, and we want to share some of ours with you. Dive into Alpenglow Stories to stay up to date on expeditions in the field, read blogs, and get tips and tricks from guides.
The Star Mountain: A Detailed Account of Climbing Pico de Orizaba
A detailed account of climbing Pico de Orizaba.
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Mountaineering in Mexico: Climbing Pico de Orizaba
The Volcanoes of Mexico expedition offers a challenging and visually stunning adventure for beginner climbers looking to make their first push into high-altitude mountaineering. This expedition focuses on two of Mexico’s most iconic volcanoes: Iztaccíhuatl (17,154’/5,229m) and Pico de Orizaba (18,410’/5,611m).
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Successful Summits On All December Expeditions
ECUADOR CLIMBING SCHOOL (photos and text: Logan Talbott) Successful Cayambe Summit! “On Friday we left the Refugio at midnight and made our way up the mountain. We had almost every sort…
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It’s Still Summit Season!
Yesterday the Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team hiked up to Cerro Colorado (15,500′ / 4724m) just behind Base Camp. They enjoyed great views of the Polish Glacier and the South…
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International December Expeditions
Alpenglow Expeditions currently has three international expeditions taking place. We have one Rapid Ascent expedition on Aconcagua near Mendoza, Argentina (14 days), and also two climbing schools, one in Mexico (9…
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Summits on Ixta
This year’s Mexico group of 7 (including Adrian and Armando) attempted Ixta two days ago. 7 of 8 sumitted, one turned around. It was a great 14 hour push which…
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7 Summit Orizaba
The team is rushing to the airport right now, but we had 7 of 8 members of the team summit Orizaba on a clear, very cold day. It was a…
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Ixta!
The Alpenglow team in Mexico began their trip by exploring Mexico City, followed by a day of travel to the mountains. They went for an acclimatization hike today up to…
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