iTRIPS
When passive observation is not enough
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$11:1iiI1® 1Ml®l:i:UI1:Iii1I1l '\1@!I1:@iI1l@@$-Wanted: strong experienced hikers in excel
lent physical congitio[l to ylimb the third and seventh highest mountains in North America-U rI za oa (18,851 feet) and Ixtaccfhuatl (17,343 feet)-
as well as La Malinche (14,640 feet). With expedition fever on the
rise, here's a chance to join one. Renowned mountaineer Ricardo Torrest Nava, the first Latin American to summit Everest, leads the 13-day trip. Some of the world's top mountaineers (including several members of the
1963 American Everest expedition) have trained on these peaks. Departures: 10/10, 12/12 Mountain Travel· Sobek: 800-282-8747, www.mtsobek.com
