Orizaba Express Private Climb
Private 1:1 Orizaba Express Climb
Option 1: Local Mexican Guide – $8,995 USD
Option 2: CTSS International Guide – $14,995 USD
Dates: Contact us directly.
Having your own private guide climbing with you can be an indispensable advantage, and it allows you to customize your itinerary and program to fit your schedule. A personal guide will give you total autonomy and control over your trip, and they can coach you throughout the expedition, give you valuable feedback, be available if there are any medical issues, and make your climbing experience more enjoyable overall.
Although summits are obviously never guaranteed, there is no better way to stack the odds in your favor than climbing with a private guide.
CTSS provides guidance, leadership, and expedition oversight by renowned expedition leader Mike Hamill, local guides, logistics, team gear, porters, food, and support for a summit attempt on Pico de Orizaba.
This expedition provides a private guide, logistical oversight by renowned expedition leader Mike Hamill, logistics, food, team gear, and support for a summit attempt on Pico de Orizaba. This is our signature premiere expedition and suits climbers who want unparalleled safety and personal attention. Whether you’re a less experienced climber or have climbed at altitude many times before, our private climb with a 1:1 private guide will give you the best chance at standing on top of Orizaba.
All prices are in US Dollars.
CTSS requires clients to buy trip insurance for all expeditions. Please see our page on trip insurance and cancellation policy for more information.
All payments, once submitted, are non-refundable and non-transferable. If balances are not received by specified dates, the client forfeits their place on the program and any prior fees paid.
This itinerary is only a rough estimate and will be determined by weather and conditions. This is adventure travel, meaning things rarely go as planned, and this schedule will likely change. Climbers need to be adaptable and positive.
We always recommend climbers arrive in Mexico City one day early to avoid travel delays or issues with lost baggage. Added expenses (hotel/food/sightseeing) of this extra day are the client’s responsibility.
- Day 1: Arrive in Mexico City and transfer to the hotel for gear checks, guide briefing, and a team dinner
- Day 2: Transfer to Tlachichuca, visit Teotihuacan along the way, and get settled into Tlachichuca
- Day 3: Acclimatization hike and skills refresher on the slopes of Orizaba
- Day 4: Move to the Piedra Grande Mountain Hut and take a short acclimatization hike
- Day 5: Move to high camp and prepare for summit bid
- Day 6: Summit Pico de Orizaba and descend to Tlachichuca for celebration and team dinner
- Day 7: Transfer to Mexico City and afternoon flights home or continue to Iztaccíhuatl.
Our expeditions are designed to be fully inclusive, except for some services/items of a personal nature, like flights, gear, and insurance. Here’s a detailed list so you know what to expect.
Included in the Orizaba Private Expedition
- Guides
- Hotels and mountain huts and tents at single occupancy
- While on the mountain, dinners and breakfasts will be provided, but lunch is mountaineering style, which means a steady graze throughout the day to keep your energy levels high
- All transportation is provided while on the expedition. If you depart early, you are responsible for the added expenses for transport, lodging, rescue, and evacuation.
- Group gear, including fuel, ropes, safety gear, and tents.
Excluded in the Orizaba Private Expedition
- Flights to and from Mexico City and associated travel expenses (e.g., hotels, excess baggage fees, visas, departure taxes, food) getting to and from Mexico
- All costs incurred by you prior to the start date of the trip and after the end date
- Mexican visa fees, if applicable
- In-town and off-mountain meals in Mexico (we will just split the bill at the end of each meal)
- Personal climbing gear and snacks
- Any additional meals and transportation outside the expedition
- Expenses while on the expedition that are above and beyond the normal scope of the trip, such as medical treatment, evacuation, trip interruption, rescues, snacks, flight changes, alcohol, gifts for friends and family, specialty coffees, and bottled water, among others
- Expenses incurred due to events outside CTSS's control, such as delays or interruptions, political events, natural events, or disasters. These may include additional expenses, such as extra hotel nights, resulting from delays.
- Trip insurance policy that includes personal climbing, medical, rescue, evacuation, trip interruption, and trip cancellation insurance
- Single-room accommodations, if desired and pre-booked
- Guide tips (customary but optional)
- Bar tabs, minibars, hotel internet bills, laundry, etc.