November 17, 2015
Iztaccihuatl 1941
Let’s kill two birds with one stone because the news is about the same. Ecuador and Mexico had very productive days on Monday. Austin/Dallas and their Mexico crew had a good carry up to their high camp on Ixta, came back down and spent the night at a place called the Altzimoni Hut. Moving today to high camp and weather’s been good. Summit attempt scheduled for early tomorrow morning.
In Ecuador, Luke/Romulo and crew did pretty much the same thing. They left the luxury of the Hacienda Papa Gayo yesterday morning and headed for the hut on Cayambe. They use the hut for hanging and cooking but set up tents outside for sleeping. Just a bit more pleasant that way. They did some training yesterday and will be doing more of that today, as well as prepping for their summit attempt on Cayambe. Both crews plan early morning attempts tomorrow on their respective objectives.
Here’s hoping tomorrow’s post will be talking about two successful summit attempts.
Phil Ershler