It strikes me that not too many foreign visitors ever think of exploring Mexico's many mountains. Other than the handful who come here specifically to do so. I must confess, it didn't really occur to me to try and climb one for the first few years. Probably due to the assumption that this is very … Continue reading #TBT Nevado de Toluca
Back in December, the 26th to be precise, I set off with some friends to climb the Nevado de Toluca. I'd been before, but the mountain had been so thickly clad in fog that my photos were a little bit...well, foggy. I was armed with my Olympus Digital Pen this time though, and the season … Continue reading One Long Way
You're lucky and unlucky if you find yourself at or near the peak of a mountain with not a cloud in sight. Mountains generate their own climate and clouds seem drawn to them like candy floss to a stick. You don't want to be totally enveloped by mist and be unable to see more than … Continue reading Nevado HDR
Seeing as the Boxing Day holiday doesn't exist in Mexico, I had to find something else to do. Climbing a mountain seemed as good an idea as any. I've climbed the Nevado de Toluca before, but the conditions were much kinder this time. We could actually see more than six feet in front of us. … Continue reading Nevado de Toluca
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