Our expedition will take place from November 26th-December 8th.
Orizaba stands at 18,490ft, the highest in all of Mexico and the third highest in North America. Its a sleeping volcano that last erupted in 1687. Its first recorded climb was in 1848 by F. Maynard and G. Renyolds.
It is the highest peak between Columbia and the Yukon. Its peak is visible in the gulf of Mexico 75 miles away giving it its world rankings as: 2nd most prominent volcano (Kilimanjaro is the first); 7th in topographical prominence; and 16th for its topographical isolation.
It's big, it's icy, and it's a long way from anything.
The Aztecs named it Star Mountain due to the fact that when the sun reflected off its icy summit, it shined like a star.
THE SUMMIT:
We will leave from about 14,000ft at around 1:30am and plan on returning from the top in under 22 hours.
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