Ascent of Volcán Popocatépetl on 1989-04-29| Others in Party: | Doug van Zet
| | Date: | Saturday, April 29, 1989 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Hitchhiking | | Peak: | Volcán Popocatépetl | | Location: | Mexico | | Elevation: | 17717 ft / 5400 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWe got up at 2:30 am and Doug felt like shit. Ultimately we headed up, Doug vowing to turn back at first light. At first light he was feeling so good we kept going up the Ventorillo route. From the Teopixcalco hut we tried to climb the Ventorillo. Doug
made it. I wisely passed on the last 70 feet. That took an hour. We headed straight up the glacier, passing the glaciers on the right and made the top at 10:50 am. On the way down we took the long way around the rim to Las Cruces and found that 7/8 of the Las Cruces glacier was gone and the rest was furiously melting. Had to put the crampons back
on. At the bottom we saw a large scale example of the water trickle in the gutter phenomena, where the water became a slurry became lava-like flowing sand and mud in a very short distance. Just before Tlamacas we bought some plums from some vendors. We saw Mountain Rescue go out, do not know how it turned out. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4725 ft / 1440 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 4725 ft / 1440 m | | Route Conditions: | Snow Climb, Glacier Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Hut Camp | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4725 ft / 1440 m | | Route: | Ventorillo route | | Start Trailhead: | Albergue Tlamacas 12992 ft / 3959 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 4725 ft / 1440 m | | Route: | Long way around the rim, then Las Cruces | | End Trailhead: | same as start point 12992 ft / 3959 m |
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