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Climbing the Mexican Volcano Popocatepetl

Popo is a beautiful cone shaped volcano that is sometimes visible from the main plaza in Mexico City. It can't be climbed right now because it is erupting! You can see how Popo is doing today on the live webcam at
http://www.cenapred.unam.mx/mvolcan.html (click on Tamaño A).
The summit is 5452m (17,887ft), so for us flatlanders it is a pretty slow trek on crampons up to the summit. In the far background of this picture you can see Orizaba (Citlateptl) 5700m (18,700ft). In a week I was able to climb Popo, Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl 5286m (17,342ft).

Here is a web site about climbing the Mexican volcanos: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/volcan~1.html

Climbing in the Alps near Chamonix

I don't do much technical climbing any more since I discovered that I am not immortal.

Crevasse Escape

My German climbing partner, Ulrich Lantz, was playing around in a crevasse when I snapped this picture. Looks desperate!

1865 London Times:

Why is the best blood of England to waste itself
scaling hitherto inaccessible peaks, in straining
the eternal snows and reaching the unfathomable
abyss never to return? Is it life? Is it duty? Is it
common sense? Is it allowable? Is it not wrong?

My Recent Travels:

May-June 2000: Peru - Lima, Cusco, Manchu Picchu trek, Sacred Valley, Lake Titticaca, Island of Taquile, bus over Andes from Cusco to Ayacucho.

July 2000: Vancouver, BC for seminar and hiking in BC costal mountains.

February 2001: Florida for Space Shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral and scuba diving in Key Largo.

September 2001: California to climb Mt Whitney, the highest mountain the lower 48 states.

June 2002: Yukon Territory: canoed from Dawson to Whitehorse and then went gold prospecting in the Klondike
http://www.infiltec.com/gold/yukon/

July 2002:California for seminar at UCLA and climb Mt Baldy

September-October 2002: worked in Okinawa for a month - lots of scuba diving
http://www.infiltec.com/oki-0902/

April 2003: UK: worked near Oxford
and traveled to work sites around the UK.

Winter 2003 - Jackson Hole, WY skiing

Nov/Dec 2003 - Tanzania, climbed Kilimanjaro, went on safar, and dived in Zanzibar.

October 2004 - treking in Ladakh, trek in Uttaranchal to the source of the Ganges, touring N India to Delhi, Agra, Udiapur, Veranisi, Mussoorie, etc

August 2005: Panama for birdwatcing, and visit friends near Volcan and Panama City.

February 2006 - skiing in Zermatt

August/September 2006: Ecuador to climb Cotopaxi Volcano, birdwatching, and visit Galapagos.

April 2007 - Wray, CO to see the mating dance of the prairie chicken

August 2008 - Hawaii to see live lava and the telescopes on Mona Kea.

January 2009 - Searched for the Ivory Billed Woodpecker in the swamps of Arkansas

Trips I am Planning:

May 2009 - Greece

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    into-thin-air Nov 14, 2011 at 11:39 PM Report Abuse

    Happy Birthday Dave - Hope you have a Great Day - Best Regards, Rob in Cumbria

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    leics Nov 14, 2011 at 10:59 PM Report Abuse

    Happy birthday! :-) J

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    Donna_in_India Nov 14, 2009 at 6:23 PM Report Abuse

    Hi Dave - wishing you a very happy birthday! Love your photos - great adventures!

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    zanzooni Nov 7, 2009 at 8:33 PM Report Abuse

    OK, oh silent one. We are doing a big VT meet down in Fredericksburg, VA in Oct. 2010. Hope you can attend. Check out the meetings site on VT. ~

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    a2lopes Nov 15, 2008 at 3:08 PM Report Abuse

    Happy birthday Dave, and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisboa which is waiting for another visit next year this time for the Euromeeting

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    deecat Nov 15, 2008 at 10:24 AM Report Abuse

    Hope that your birthday is just excellent and full of adventures.

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    Mikebond Nov 15, 2008 at 1:41 AM Report Abuse

    Happy birthday, Dave!

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    newyorkerman Nov 14, 2008 at 11:40 AM Report Abuse

    Best wishes for a very Happy birthday! Hope you get to enjoy your special day in a special way.

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    butterfly_girl Feb 5, 2008 at 5:18 AM Report Abuse

    Hi Dave! Thanks for the b-day wishes...I hope all is well with you these days!!!

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    GracesTrips Nov 15, 2007 at 3:55 PM Report Abuse

    Happy Birthday, Dave! Those pics are priceless! ENJOY your day!

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