Mexico Volcano Update

Team News:

The four of us are doing well here relaxing at the Puebla Marriott. It is hard to believe we were standing on the summit of "Izta"
just over 24 hour ago. Jeff was unfortunately prevented from going all the way to the hut at 15,000 because of altitude
problems but is doing much better now and is in good sprits and resting to make our next climb. We actually beat the sun
to the top and watched a beautiful sunrise with are next climbing objective in the foreground, "Pico de Orizaba" . One of
the real exciting things about climb ""Izta" over the past years has been to watch "Popo" blow off some steam and we were
treated to some big "plums" of varying shapes and sizes during our four days there.

Today we will be touring Puebla seeing interesting sites downtown, old ruins, as well as spending some quality time- "poolside".
It is going to be another sunny day here in Mexico- "wish you were here!

Sincerely,

Craig,

Our Cho Oyu team made the summit on Sept. 30, they are now safely at base camp. Check out their photos and current dispatches at:

http://www.alpineascents.com/cho-oyu-cybercast.asp