{"id":26339,"date":"2022-11-06T13:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T21:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=26339"},"modified":"2022-11-06T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T21:19:56","slug":"mexico-climbers-start-acclimatizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2022\/11\/06\/ecuador-volcanoes\/mexico-climbers-start-acclimatizing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Climbers Start Acclimatizing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 6, 2022 &#8211; IMG senior guide Porter McMichael checked in to report that the IMG Mexico volcanoes expedition has begun! The climbers all arrived yesterday, on schedule with their luggage, to Mexico City (about 7300 feet). After a night in the city, today the team moved up to Amecameca which is about 1000 feet higher. This afternoon they went for a nice acclimatization hike on the slopes above in Iztacc\u00c3\u00adhuatl and Popocat\u00c3\u00a9petl National Park. They said the hiking was great, but clouds prevented from seeing the volcanoes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26340\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26339]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26340\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Acclimatization-hiking-in-Iztaccihuatl-and-Popocatepetl-National-Park.-Porter-McMichael-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acclimatization hiking in Iztaccihuatl and Popocateptl National Park (Porter McMichael)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Next up for the team is a move higher up to the Paso de Cort\u00c3\u00a9s at (about 12,000 feet, this is the saddle between the Popocat\u00c3\u00a9petl and Ixtacc\u00c3\u00adhuatl volcanoes). After that, we they have some more acclimatization hiking in preparation for their climb of Ixta (5,230 m (17,160 ft). All\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s well in Mexico!<\/p>\n<p>Eric Simonson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 6, 2022 &#8211; IMG senior guide Porter McMichael checked in to report that the IMG Mexico volcanoes expedition has begun! The climbers all arrived yesterday, on schedule with their luggage, to Mexico City (about 7300 feet). 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