Pico De Orizaba: climbing Mexico's highest peak

Pico De Orizaba, Mexicos Highest peak.
Thursday
2am we were out of the hut and on our way. Making our way up through a maze of rock, scree and snow to the base of the Jamapa Glacier. There are very few crevasses (I’m told) on Pico De Orizaba. At the base of the Glacier where we were getting our crampons on and roping up, my climbing partner threw his Ice Axe Down to lodge it into the snow. In stead of making a typical snow striking sound it made a loud reverberating hallow thud.. What I deducted from this was that we were on top of a large void under the Ice. Luckily it held up and we got our gear on and out of there.
video: Rob Wessels
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[@RFE812]

Do you plan on Climbing the other Continent’s third highest (Kangchenjunga,Mount Pissis,Mount Shkhara,Mawenezi Peak/Mount Stanley,Trikora Peak/Mount Twynam, & Mount Shinn) or just Orizaba?

[@kylecarscaden3953]

if you are of somewhat regular fitness can you do this mountain with a guide?

[@RobRides]

I would highly recommend training! 18,500ft is high and being under trained could lead to life threatening complications climbing so high.