mmcguigan - Apr 27, 2008 12:17 am Date Climbed: Dec 14, 2007
Awsome Climb
Best climb so far. Classic peak with a terrific reward at the top. We skipped the Labyrinth and went straight up to the foot of the glacier. Challenging but worth the effort.
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 4:08 pm Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2007
Great experience though a bummer
Attempted the peak with five friends in January 2007. A combination of poor acclimatization, routefinding difficulties and leadership problems caused us to top out at around 16k feet on a ridge well away from the glacier, where we were forced to turn around. Trip report here: http://www.aleclalonde.com/articles/2007/2
Tagged along with a couple of guys from Mexico City when my partner turned back. Great views. Learned to stop bringing PowerBars up to altitude because mine was frozen solid.
rleclair - Mar 5, 2008 4:38 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2008
First 5600 Meter!
Great climb up the Jamapa Glacier and first time in the higher elevations other than Colorado's 14ers! Loved it and the experience!
Blackmouth - Feb 24, 2008 3:45 pm Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2008
All Alone On Orizaba
I was the only person to go up on this day. Perfect alpine conditions with a full moon lighting up the snow. Roundtrip time from the hut was 10 hours including a 30 min stop on the summit. A perfect end to a great trip!
dswink - Feb 23, 2008 12:18 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2008
Very satisfying
A fine solo climb up the Jamapa Glacier in perfect weather with great climbing conditions.
Desert Solitaire - Feb 13, 2008 11:22 am Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2008
Citaltepetl Reveries
1 day acclimating at the refugio, then a 4am start for a 8am summit. The labyrinth was a bit icy, the toes were a bit cold (single leather backpacking boots!), and the summit was was a bit pretty... well, very pretty actually! Good solo climb up the Jamapa... would love to climb some of the more technical routes on this beautiful mountain some day.
Alan Arnette - Jan 30, 2008 2:05 pm Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2008
Camped @ 4600m before Labyrinth.
Lot of snow and perfect weather condition.
5h to summit... strait to the top.
BostonPete - Jan 11, 2008 11:33 am Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2007
Jamapa
Great climb with new buddy from summitpost (wrigleyd). Interesting country to visit.
devnull4 - Jan 10, 2008 2:07 pm Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2006
Jamapa Glacier
First time over 18k'
lingana - Jan 6, 2008 12:52 pm Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2007
Alone on the mountain
It was the first time that I climbed by myself, unfortunately, because my partner could not acclamatize to the altitude..
It was fun, scary, exciting, dangerous...alone...
It was fun, being with the mountain, all by myself...in a way it tested my really hard...
wrigleyd - Jan 5, 2008 1:08 am Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2007
Jamapa Glacier
Excellent conditions and a great time. Went too far left on the final glacier and ended up having to traverse the rim. Hey, it was dark. :)
Kenneth.alone - Jan 3, 2008 9:20 pm Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2007
Good fun!
This was my second time up, and it was good weather and a beautiful morning climb. I always enjoy seeing the Gulf of Mexico from the summit.
MountainHikerCO - Dec 28, 2007 7:52 pm Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2006
The glacier has receded!
This was my second time on Orizaba. The glacier has receded and as a result is steeper near the top. On the advice of Reyes we travelled a route that was to the right of the path I took last time I was there. This had us gaining the crater rim closer to the summit instead of at the low point. We got to the crater rim before dawn so we waited for the sunrise to summit. We saw a really interesting mountain shadow when we started back down.
MountainHikerCO - Dec 28, 2007 7:44 pm Date Climbed: Feb 12, 1993
My first foreign climb
This was my first climb outside of the US. I was one of a group of seven friends who went unguided. 4 of us summitted. The glacier was in good shape, not too hard or too soft. There was a bergschrund to step over near the top.
bighornmonkey - Dec 25, 2007 9:20 am Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2006
Done...
Got to the top after being taken to Piedra Grande the night before. We were well acclimated after having climbed Izta 2 days before.
camartinez - Dec 18, 2007 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Dec 15, 2007
Finally
Finally I had chance to do it, it is by now the best climbing I´ve ever done, very challenge I had never been hiking or climbing on snow so it was a great experience...
The information on this page was very useful.
mmcguigan - Apr 27, 2008 12:17 am Date Climbed: Dec 14, 2007
Awsome ClimbBest climb so far. Classic peak with a terrific reward at the top. We skipped the Labyrinth and went straight up to the foot of the glacier. Challenging but worth the effort.
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 4:08 pm Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2007
Great experience though a bummerAttempted the peak with five friends in January 2007. A combination of poor acclimatization, routefinding difficulties and leadership problems caused us to top out at around 16k feet on a ridge well away from the glacier, where we were forced to turn around. Trip report here: http://www.aleclalonde.com/articles/2007/2
astrobassman - Mar 21, 2008 4:21 pm
Cold day.Only group to make it up that day...everyone else turned around due to high winds and cold. Very satisfying.
snowflake - Mar 21, 2008 3:52 pm
JamapaTagged along with a couple of guys from Mexico City when my partner turned back. Great views. Learned to stop bringing PowerBars up to altitude because mine was frozen solid.
rleclair - Mar 5, 2008 4:38 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2008
First 5600 Meter!Great climb up the Jamapa Glacier and first time in the higher elevations other than Colorado's 14ers! Loved it and the experience!
Blackmouth - Feb 24, 2008 3:45 pm Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2008
All Alone On OrizabaI was the only person to go up on this day. Perfect alpine conditions with a full moon lighting up the snow. Roundtrip time from the hut was 10 hours including a 30 min stop on the summit. A perfect end to a great trip!
dswink - Feb 23, 2008 12:18 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2008
Very satisfyingA fine solo climb up the Jamapa Glacier in perfect weather with great climbing conditions.
Desert Solitaire - Feb 13, 2008 11:22 am Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2008
Citaltepetl Reveries1 day acclimating at the refugio, then a 4am start for a 8am summit. The labyrinth was a bit icy, the toes were a bit cold (single leather backpacking boots!), and the summit was was a bit pretty... well, very pretty actually! Good solo climb up the Jamapa... would love to climb some of the more technical routes on this beautiful mountain some day.
Alan Arnette - Jan 30, 2008 2:05 pm Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2008
Good ClimbNice climb up the Jampa
Sheets - Jan 27, 2008 9:48 pm
Nice peakAttempted the normal route. The Labrynth was icy but the mountain is really pretty chill with nice views.
Fabrice.Rimlinger - Jan 15, 2008 6:33 am Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2008
Jamapa ClassicCamped @ 4600m before Labyrinth.
Lot of snow and perfect weather condition.
5h to summit... strait to the top.
BostonPete - Jan 11, 2008 11:33 am Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2007
JamapaGreat climb with new buddy from summitpost (wrigleyd). Interesting country to visit.
devnull4 - Jan 10, 2008 2:07 pm Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2006
Jamapa GlacierFirst time over 18k'
lingana - Jan 6, 2008 12:52 pm Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2007
Alone on the mountainIt was the first time that I climbed by myself, unfortunately, because my partner could not acclamatize to the altitude..
It was fun, scary, exciting, dangerous...alone...
It was fun, being with the mountain, all by myself...in a way it tested my really hard...
wrigleyd - Jan 5, 2008 1:08 am Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2007
Jamapa GlacierExcellent conditions and a great time. Went too far left on the final glacier and ended up having to traverse the rim. Hey, it was dark. :)
Kenneth.alone - Jan 3, 2008 9:20 pm Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2007
Good fun!This was my second time up, and it was good weather and a beautiful morning climb. I always enjoy seeing the Gulf of Mexico from the summit.
MountainHikerCO - Dec 28, 2007 7:52 pm Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2006
The glacier has receded!This was my second time on Orizaba. The glacier has receded and as a result is steeper near the top. On the advice of Reyes we travelled a route that was to the right of the path I took last time I was there. This had us gaining the crater rim closer to the summit instead of at the low point. We got to the crater rim before dawn so we waited for the sunrise to summit. We saw a really interesting mountain shadow when we started back down.
MountainHikerCO - Dec 28, 2007 7:44 pm Date Climbed: Feb 12, 1993
My first foreign climbThis was my first climb outside of the US. I was one of a group of seven friends who went unguided. 4 of us summitted. The glacier was in good shape, not too hard or too soft. There was a bergschrund to step over near the top.
bighornmonkey - Dec 25, 2007 9:20 am Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2006
Done...Got to the top after being taken to Piedra Grande the night before. We were well acclimated after having climbed Izta 2 days before.
camartinez - Dec 18, 2007 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Dec 15, 2007
FinallyFinally I had chance to do it, it is by now the best climbing I´ve ever done, very challenge I had never been hiking or climbing on snow so it was a great experience...
The information on this page was very useful.