Tajumulco hike

Anything new in my last days in the Xela area?

Last weekend, i climbed Tajumulco. You can check out some of info about Tajumulco by going to the address listed below.

The mountain (volcano) is 13,800 fee high. It is the highest pèak in all of central america. i doubt i will ascend the highest peaks in North or South America so this was as good as it gets.

Aand it was a good time. I will attach pictures (sometime).

I went on the hike with a non-profit trekking company out of Xela. There were 25 or so of us on the trip. A good group from a wide varitety of countries.

I am not sure what the elevation gain was for the trip. i think the first day we climbed a 1000 or so meters. We then had a 200+ meter climb the next day. At 3:30a.m. on a cold december, that 200+ was tough.

Once on top, the view was worth it. The early morning was fairly clear. I could see Mexico - which doesn´t look too bad from 13,800 feet, a number of Guatemala`s other peaks and the pacific. We had a beautiful sunrise. My pics won´t do the hike justice.

All for now

bjm december 16

http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1402-02=