Mar 22, 2013 12:47 PM

Gallery: A Photographic Journey Up Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's Tallest Mountain

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Sunrise at the summit casts a conical shadow to the horizon. (*Image Credit: Joel Scheingross*)
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Faded political advertisements adorn the street side walls of Tlachichuca. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)

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Ascending the glacier at dawn. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)
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A monument of twisted metal watches over the summit of Pico Orizaba. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)

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The edge of the caldera at Orizaba's summit. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)
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Orizaba, like most of Mexico's tallest peaks, is a volcano. Its deep caldera indicates a violent past. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)

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Three climbers take in the views at the summit. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)
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A climbing party ascends the Orizaba glacier. (*Image credit: Patrick Sanan*)

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A cobbler's shop in Tlachichuca, Mexico. This small town has become the staging ground for many ventures into Orizaba National Park. (*Image Credit: Jeffrey Marlow*)
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The view from Orizaba base camp, as clouds lap against the mountain range. (*Image Credit: Jeffrey Marlow*)

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labyrinth
Looking upward into the Labyrinth, a steep jumble of boulders below Orizaba's glacier-capped peak. (*Image Credit: Joel Scheingross*)

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