Light, fast & high
Just returned from a fast climb up Iztaccíhuatl. I'm traveling to Canada in a couple of days and I felt the urge to get up the mountain one more time before departing. Alpinist's superstitions, you know...
I started the climb around 5:30 a.m. so I could arrive to the "secret" passage from La Guglia to Cruz de Rosas at dawn time (being trapped there by clouds while dark is not a pleasant adventure, believe me). A couple of hours later I was clipping my crampons and enjoying the sunshine while climbing up Ayoloco glacier.
I could sadly witness how bad are the glacier's conditions nowadays. From December till now I've climbed the mountain a couple of times and I've seen the glacier melting quite rapidly and shrinking up about 100 meters! My sad forecast is that it won't last for many more years... :(
Got to the summit when the stopwatch ticked 4 hours 35 minutes. A new PR and a big grin was draw in my face. I spent some time up there giving thanks for many of the things that have happened recently in my life and praying for the best for those that I love. After my conversations with Nature and the Gods, I ran down the mountain via the normal route.
By noon, I was back in the car eating some quesadillas and enjoying the view, then I drove all the way back home. Now I feel so ready and full of energy! :)
Pictures can be seen here.
I started the climb around 5:30 a.m. so I could arrive to the "secret" passage from La Guglia to Cruz de Rosas at dawn time (being trapped there by clouds while dark is not a pleasant adventure, believe me). A couple of hours later I was clipping my crampons and enjoying the sunshine while climbing up Ayoloco glacier.
I could sadly witness how bad are the glacier's conditions nowadays. From December till now I've climbed the mountain a couple of times and I've seen the glacier melting quite rapidly and shrinking up about 100 meters! My sad forecast is that it won't last for many more years... :(
Got to the summit when the stopwatch ticked 4 hours 35 minutes. A new PR and a big grin was draw in my face. I spent some time up there giving thanks for many of the things that have happened recently in my life and praying for the best for those that I love. After my conversations with Nature and the Gods, I ran down the mountain via the normal route.
By noon, I was back in the car eating some quesadillas and enjoying the view, then I drove all the way back home. Now I feel so ready and full of energy! :)
Pictures can be seen here.
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