A lone climber is coming back from Iztaccihuatl
A panorama of Iztaccihuatl (5230 m)
Iztaccihuatl (5230 m). The route to the summit crosses the small glacier on the plateau and climbs to the left up on the ridge.
Coming up to the "knees" of the White Woman (Iztaccihuatl)
Looking south at Popocatépetl from about 5000 m
Popocatépetl's crater
The steepest part of the route
Climbing the steepest part of the route to Iztaccihuatl - right above the hut at 4600 m
Our guide - Vicente
Looking east from Iztaccihuatl's ridge
Looking east from Iztaccihuatl's ridge. La Malinche and Pico de Orizaba (5636 m) are on the horizon.
Early morning on the trail to Iztaccihuatl (5230 m)
Nevado de Toluca (4680 m) is the 4th-highest mountain in Mexico
Looking west from the slopes of Iztaccihuatl. Nevado de Toluca (4680 m) is on the horizon.
Acclimatizing at approximately 4300 m on the slopes of Iztaccihuatl. Popocatépetl (5426 m) is behind me.
Looking east from Paso de Cortés - the saddle between Iztaccihuatl and Popocatépetl. Pico de Orizaba (5636 m) is seen from a dista…
Popocatépetl (5426 m) is Iztaccihuatl neighbour and the second-highest mountain in Mexico. It is an active volcano and climbing it…
Iztaccihuatl (5230 m) from Amecameca