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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Luedtke & Team Arrive in Mexico City

February 22, 2026

Posted by: Ben Luedtke

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Elevation: 7,300'

Good morning from Mexico City!!!

What a beautiful place. After a wonderful plate of tacos for dinner, a good night of rest, and a relaxing breakfast, we are packed, mingled, and ready to roll. We are off to the cabins at La Malintzi. Today will be an easy day of acclimitization, but tomorrow will be our first true test to reach the top of Malinche at 4,461 meters. (14,636 feet) Dormant for the last 3,100 years, Malinche's original name was Matlalcueitl, meaning "lady of the blue skirt," a goddess of rain and song. Hopefully the goddess helps keep the rain away so we can reach the top to sing our song tomorrow.

RMI Guide Ben Luedtke & Team