Ascent of Volcán Popocatépetl on 1987-04-24| Others in Party: | Todd Ficken
Winfried Herz
| | Date: | Friday, April 24, 1987 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Volcán Popocatépetl | | Location: | Mexico | | Elevation: | 17717 ft / 5400 m |
Ascent Trip ReportFriday Apr 24 1987. Winfried got us up at 3:00 am and after
a snack we were out the door at 3:35 am. I had worn long
johns to bed and I wore them outside. It was not as cold as
I had expected. It was easy to follow the road, except where
it crossed gullies. We got to Las Cruces (ruined) before
dawn, stopped for breakfast a few hundred feet higher and
they put on crampons. I climbed up someone else's descent
path and kept a good rate. Eventually that was blown over,
the snow got powdery and they got to the rim. I had to stop,
remove long johns, put on crampons. I got to the rim at 9:05
am. I had no headache, mild (usual) nausea and couldn't go
20 steps before stopping to let the heart and lungs catch up.
On the last slope I passed Todd (he claimed the sulfur was
overpowering) and got on top at 10:07 am. After half-an-hour
we returned as we came. I collected a little garbage at Las
Cruces. They returned ahead and I got back at about 1:00 pm. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4768 ft / 1453 m | | Grade/Class: | class 2 | | Quality: | 7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Open Country, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Hut Camp | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4768 ft / 1453 m | | Route: | Standard route | | Start Trailhead: | Albergue Tlamacas 12949 ft / 3946 m | | Time: | 6 Hours 32 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Route: | retrace of ascent route | | Time: | 2 Hours 23 Minutes |
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