Comments on: Climbing Mt Iztacciuatl: High Altitude Mountaineering in Mexico

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 05:32:09 +0000

In reply to Abi. I can't blame you, it's not a simple walk in the park!

By: Abi

Abi — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:04:35 +0000

Once upon a time this would have been a dream for me! Not so much any more. I’m happier to read from the sidelines…

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:43:51 +0000

In reply to Laura. Hi Laura! It was an adventure indeed, let's see how the next one goes!

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:43:26 +0000

In reply to Angie Away. Challenging indeed, I do hope to succeed next time! It was a partial victory at least... :)

By: Angie Away

Angie Away — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:07:46 +0000

What a climb! Even though you didn’t reach the summit, it’s still such an accomplishment to even get as far as you did! I’m sure you’ll conquer the next one =)

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 05:01:22 +0000

What a great adventure! Good luck with your training.

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 03:09:26 +0000

In reply to Mindy & Ligeia.

Everest BC is at 5300m…a challenge by itself already! I would like to make it there some day, but I’ve learned the hard way that I need to train…

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 03:07:47 +0000

In reply to Leah. I fully agree with you. As I recently heard a professional mountaineer and adventurer say, 90% of the time your uncomfortable and wishing you were elsewhere. It's the challenge of the unusual and atypical that calls us I'd say!

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:21:15 +0000

“An unreal moment, yet difficult to value because of how exhausted I was.”

I felt precisely this way on a couple of treks I did in South America, particularly the 4-day classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It wasn’t even the hardest trek I’d done at that point, but the weather had been awful so on top of being exhausted we were cold, wet, and maybe worst of all, hungry. Sometimes trips like this can only be appreciated in retrospect, I think! Amazing that you attempted something so challenging though, even if you didn’t make the summit it’s still quite an achievement if you ask me!

By: Mindy & Ligeia

Mindy & Ligeia — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:16:58 +0000

Climbing the 10 steps up a tiny hill at Everest Base Camp in Tibet practically killed me. I don’t think high altitude mountaineering is anywhere in our near future! Congrats on reaching the 5000m mark!!!

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:29:24 +0000

In reply to Giselle and Cody. Nepal...I will make it there, eventually!

By: Giselle and Cody

Giselle and Cody — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:44:09 +0000

Wow, that is quite the feat! We have dabbled in some trekking but nothing close to 14 hours! We plan on heading back to Nepal next year, perhaps we’ll look into some climbing there.