Mountain of strife

NINE climbers have been rescued from Mexico’s tallest mountain in recent days, while one mountaineer from the US died.

A Puebla state official said conditions were extremely dangerous because of the icedover slopes of the 5675m Pico de Orizaba, and climbers were not taking necessary precautions.

The first rescue effort was on Thursday, when two US citizens called for help after being injured in an accident.

One died but the other was brought down with only bruises.

At the weekend six Americans and two Mexicans got into trouble on “El Sarcofago” glacier near Orizaba’s peak.

A navy team rescued two while a civil protection squad brought down the other six.