Highline Club member Carol Roll has spent the last 10 days outside Mexico City climbing two of North America’s tallest mountains – Iztaccihuatl (17,343 ft) and El Pico de Orizaba (18,490 ft). Her team of 10 climbers was successful in summiting both peaks on October 27th and November 1st.

The team first attempted Izta, “The Sleeping Lady”. While a straight forward route to the summit, the altitude adjustment was challenging for all the climbers. While at the summit they were greeted with views of a small eruption from the nearby Popo volcano.

On Orizaba the team climbed via the Jamapa glacier / Espinosa route. They faced steep and icy slopes but a good weather window allowed them to reach the volcanoes’ summit. Orizaba is the tallest volcano in North America and the 3rd tallest mountain in North America.

Carol trained for the climbs by attending Group Power, Group Ride and spending countless hours on the stair climber and tread mill at HAC. She also enjoyed local training hikes to nearby Granite Mountain, Camp Muir and the Tiger Mountain Cable Line Trail to get in top shape.

This is Carol’s 7th time climbing mountains for Fred Hutchinson’s Climb to Fight Breast Cancer. She raised over $9,000 this year to support breast cancer research at the Hutch as part of her climb.

Find out more about Carol’s adventure here!