Mexico’s Volcanoes: Nelson & Team Arrive in Mexico City, Begin First Hike
Hola from Mexico!
The team met yesterday evening following our flights to Mexico City, and had a nice dinner a short walk from Hotel Geneve. Little did I know that shortly after we sat a mariachi band complete with a singing luchador began to play... what a trip!
This morning we boarded our bus and took the journey to La Malintzi at the foot of a dormant volcano, La Malinche, and spent the day hiking up to nearly 13,500 ft to acclimatize. Our goal today was less summit oriented and more for preparing our bodies for the climbs ahead so we opted out of going all the way to it’s 14,500 ft summit. That being said, the team was strong from start to finish and capped off the hike with a bit of earned relaxation before dinner. Tonight we’ll be sleeping in the cabañas here at La Malintzi at 10,000 feet to keep acclimatizing, all in prep for the next several days on Ixta!
I’ll check in as our climb progresses,
RMI Guide Chase Nelson
Comments (5)
Looking forward to following you on this adventure dad (Richard), can’t wait to hear all about it! Stay safe!
Posted by: Abbie Aspinall on
Enjoy the climb everyone. What a wonderful experience. Looking forward to hearing all about it Brandon.
Posted by: Terri Travis on
Great blog! Thanks Chase! Keep them coming! Vicariously enjoying the culture, climb, challenges and successes! Best wishes to our Brandon and the whole group from Chicago! Shout out @Taylor!
Posted by: Carla Clark on
Good luck on the start of the first mountain today, everyone! Looking for are to reading how it went. Brandon- we love you!
Posted by: Taylor on
Congratulations to you all for having a successful acclimating climb yesterday. I admire you all for your strength, endurance, and determination to do this climb. Richard, I am so proud of you!
Posted by: Janet Aspinall on