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We started to walk towards
the volcano at 1:00 am, the weather
was freezing, we didn´t have any
mishap during the jurney to the top
of the volcano. Just the clothes,
weather conditions and different
atmospheric pressure, made the
ascent harder.
I was quite nervous, but from There were climbs of all
the moment I met my guide I felt difficulties and our guide did a great
secure, he gave us several advices job at finding the appropriate climb
the night before climbing. He had an for all of us. Several times I was
incredible knowledge and he had about to give up and just turn around
climbed this volcano and some others and descend, but friends and other
here in Mexico and in South America climbers encouraged me to keep on
and he also was an excellent guide. moving toward the top, We finally
The weather was so cold, during the got to the top around 11:00 am (the
day it was -6 degrees and at nights top is the edge of the volcano´s
the weather went down even -12 cráter), the sight form the top is
degrees bellow Zero. amazing.
A night before the ascent I was exhausted when I got to
the top, my hands were frozen but
the feeling of being on top of one of
the highest mountains in Mexico is
astonishing, it marked my life and
from that moment I knew that all I
wanted was to climb as many
The tolos we used for climbing
mountains as possible, and since that
are Ice axes, Piolets and crampons
day I have climbed many others in
on boots to be able to walk on ice.
We all wore thermal clothing. America. I highly recommend it.
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