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2 Mummified Avalanche Victims Found at 18,000-Feet in Mexico:

Newly discovered mummified climber on El Pico de Orizaba, Mexico. photo: reuters

El Pico de Orizaba is Mexico’s highest peak at 18,500-foot peak. It’s a magical mountain full or legend, lore, fear, ghost stories, and now – mummies. Two mummified bodies were recently discovered near El Pico de Orizaba’s summit. The first was discovered by a climber who spotted a mummified head and arm sticking out of the glacier just below the summit. The second mummy was discovered 150 meters from the first mummy while “rescuers” were attempting to bring the first mummy down for forensic testing. According […]

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Miles Clark | March 9, 2015
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High Altitude Skiing in Mexico

Holly Walker, a friend and fellow ski mountaineer, approached me this summer with the idea of skiing in Mexico. I immediately said: “That is the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard… When do we leave?” So in November I found myself in Mexico with a huge ski bag and a harebrained scheme to ski the 3rd highest peak in North America, Pico De Orizaba. Most people looked at me quizzically when I explained this plan to them…”you can ski in Mexico?”. The answer is yes!…sort of. […]

SnowBrains | December 31, 2013
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“The Ghost of La Anciana”

(Editor’s note:  Moonshine Ink of Lake Tahoe was good enough to run my article in their July 12th, 2013 print issue.  They also have a digital copy that we’ve excerpted here.  To read the full article please visit:  Moonshine Ink) *** It’s 2 a.m., it’s dark, the road’s rough. I turn around to see my client’s eyes are the size […]

Miles Clark | July 29, 2013
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