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Climbing Mexican Volcanoes 1990

February 4, 2010 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

In January 1990 I joined a guided climbing expedition to climb three ultra prominence Mexican volcanoes, Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl, and Orizaba. If successful, I would set personal bests for high altitude mountaineering and test myself for possible future mountaineering elsewhere.

This climbing expedition was organized by American Alpine Institute, a mountain guiding company based in Bellingham, Washington.

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Filed Under: Climbing Tagged With: American Alpine Institute, Iztaccihuatl, Mexico, Orizaba, Popocatepetl, Teotihuacan

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