John called in from the hut on Orizaba this afternoon to say the team was in position and planning to climb Orizaba tomorrow. After a relaxing night in Puebla the guys were driven to Tlachichuca, the base of our local outfitter's - the Reyes family, this morning. They enjoyed lunch with the Reyes' and then transferred all of their gear to the heavy duty 4x4 vehicles necessary for the drive up to the Piedra Grande hut on Orizaba.
The weather was a bit windy and cloudy this evening but John said it was looking reasonable for their climb tomorrow. One of the unique things about the Mexico climb is you are able to climb to ~18,880' while only missing 1 week of work. If all goes according to plan the team will be back in Tlachichuca in time for dinner tomorrow evening.
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