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Pica Del Agulia, Eagles Peak
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I have heard a funny story regarding mountain in my childhood, divulged by one of my friend back in Bangladesh which is almost 100% of alluvial plain land and he never been or ever seen any mountains! “You know what, if you go to mountains, you will get close to the Allah (god). As you are reaching higher from the mud (land) and going closer to the sky, it means your are getting closer to Al mighty!”, he stopped and continued “ mountains are the places where heaven meets the earth”.

I laughed and poked him how the hell do you know all these with out being there. But after started going to highlands, I realized, those are true (may be!) unless why does peoples climb. May be there is something eloquent in there, which can cherished or discovered by going there only.

I found those words in my another friends words, after so many years and so far away from home. Debrup, living in Mexico and teaching there. He proposed me to try something different in Mexico which is not so far and like a dreamboat! I have heard about mountains of mexico specially for Carlos Carsolio. These stratovolcanic mountains can re enforce some one to be a natural climber. So it was accidental to catch any mountain trip while I was here for round the globe HIV/AIDS campaign on bicycle.

Nevado de Toluca, is 80 km apart of Mexico City and well connected by road. It’s a large stratovolcano in the city of Toluca. The peak we are going to climb is called “Pica Del Agulia or Eagle’s peak” 4690 meter. We have started early in the morning from Mexico City with a 3 hours drive. Herardo was our leader as he is passionate and had climbed many peaks can be seen in Mexico.

We started climbing when I was don. Weather was perfect but the wind. Easy route to follow but altitude is rising. After crossing a small hump we started following a ridge and get into moraine zone. It was reminding me the flavor of climbing in Leh, Kashmir- easy but have to be careful, smooth but have to scroll some times. Complete mixer of fun and adventure. There were two crater lake beside the ridge though it was in distance. It makes the whole climb more enjoyable and picturesque for ever snaps.

A sign of cross was visible from the ridge, metal made symbol alarming us that we are closer to the top. There were few other peaks following the same ridge. The toped one is Pico del Fraile or Priest’s Peak and we are trying 2nd highest- Eagle. So I have found the resemblance of my childhood friend’s fairy tale, God lives here!

Herardo was slow, having a snails speed but steady. He accorded this after his many climb in this terrain, I mush say after the crossing first ridge we were almost lost in the jungle of scree-bolder-rock. We never eyed on him as we were fast. We found him almost hanging on a rock band and quite far from us vertically. Another small climb was left to reach the summit after a small push and encountering some watchful rocks. It was 1030 local time and a good feeling to reach to the top like any othe peaks of mighty Himalaya or Karakoram or else where. May be Eagle is soft to climb in dry session but surely not in winter.

It was good to be here rather roaming around in Mexico City and it will be always good decision to be around Mexican mountains, because its worth it.

August 15, 2008 | 12:46 PM Comments  0 comments

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