Mexico’s Volcanoes
- El Pico de Orizaba 18,500′
- Iztaccihautl 17,120′
- El Nevado de Toluca 15,354′
- La Malinche 14,640′
Upcoming expeditions:
October 2024 through March 2025.
…or choose your dates!
Within hours of Mexico city you find the highest mountains in the country: Mexico’s high volcanoes. These peaks offer North American and European climbers the opportunity to climb to altitudes above 17,000′ on a short itinerary and a much lower budget than the Andes or the Himalayas. El Pico de Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl are big mountains requiring alpine skills such as scrambling, cramponing and knowing how to use an ice axe. This is probably the best first expedition for mountaineers with experience on peaks below 15,000′ who are interested in High Altitude climbing. It’s also an excellent expedition for experienced high altitude mountaineers who want an affordable, fun, challenging and interesting expedition. The climbing is great, the weather during the dry season (mid October through end of March) is warm, sunny and perfect for mountaineering. This trip is culturally fascinating and the food…well, you’ll find the best Mexican food in the world in Mexico city.
In spite of the bad reputation Mexico has been getting on the news because of violence, the Mexico city area and surroundings are probably safer now than before (which sadly is not true for the rest of the country). Because this expedition is personally led by Ricardo Peña who is from Mexico city and knows the area very well and because we have done more than 60 expeditions to these volcanoes we offer you the safest and best trip in the business. We have never had any problems, and this continues to be a very safe and enjoyable expedition!
Our standard expedition is a 9 day itinerary to climb Iztaccihuatl and el Pico de Orizaba. But we offer several variations:
-The Trilogy: Nevado de Toluca, Izta and Orizaba in 10 days
-A short 6 day itinerary of just Orizaba as well as different combinations of La Malinche, Nevado de Toluca, Izta and Orizaba.
We also offer hiking and cultural trips to Mexico where participants hike to the summit of La Malinche or Nevado de Toluca (both peaks are higher than anything in the US outside Alaska) and visit the pyramids of Teotihuacan and historic Mexico city. This is a great option for people who enjoy hiking and experiencing new cultures. Unlike the often visited beach resorts in Mexico, Mexico city is rich in history, having been the capital of the Aztec Empire, of New Spain, and now of Mexico.
