I’ve been having fun landing on various peaks in MSFS 2024 recently - for example on Mount Hood & Mount Kilimanjaro - so I thought I’d create a topic for high mountain landings and reaching mountain summits on foot.
My latest adventure was to land as close to the summits of Mounts Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl south of Mexico City. Many years ago I climbed to the summit of Mount Popocatepetl, so was curious as to what it looked like in the sim.
I took of from the small airport of Acocotla (MMXJ) in the Draco X. This aircraft has awesome climbing power, so it was a short trip to reach Popocatepetl:
After circling the peak, the only suitable landing spot I saw was the right on the edge of the crater:
Here I am on final. The goal is to follow the slope up to the summit & stall the aircraft just before touchdown, then immediately apply the brakes to prevent rolling backwards into the crater!:
Made it!. The view from the summit, looking north to Iztaccihuatl:
The view southeast. This was the route I took to reach the summit in real life from the foothills below. No trees then, and I doubt now too. Missing on the summit is the octagonal red meteorlogical hut that I remember - maybe that is no longer there today.
OK, on to Iztaccihuatl. This mountain is a lot easier to land on:
Looking south from the summit to Popocatepetl:
Looking northwest. Far below in the distance is Mexico City:
What peaks have you summited recently in 2024? - Post your pics! 
