Climb Malinche 4400m Mexican volcano

Описание: Malinche is the 6th highest peak in Mexico and the 23rd highest in North America.

Malinche was a Nahua woman who was sold to Hernan Cortes as a slave. She interpreted for him and ended up playing a pivotal role in the Spanish conquest, eventually even carrying Cortes’ first born son. 

0:00 we drove out of Puebla
With views of Malinche ahead
0:12 We drove around Malinche to the north
Thru a beautiful forest
0:23 And arrived at Resort IMSS Malintzi at 3000m after driving for 80 minutes
We stayed in a cabin at Resort IMSS Malintzi
And had dinner in the resort restaurant
After breakfast, we left the cabin at 4:35 to start the climb
1:03 The climb starts in the forest at around 3000m
The trail was gradual and then steeper
Alpenglow arrived after about 90 minutes hiking
Still in the forest
1:31 We got our first view of Malinche at about 3760m after hiking 2 hours thru the forest
We had a refreshment break and then started again
The welcoming warming morning sun arrived
I looked back at forest and surrounding countryside
2:18 We took the trail to the right thru tufts of grass
The trail goes up to the ridge
2:41 With a fabulous view of Popocatépetl still erupting and Iztaccíhuatl
2:52 The trail goes up the middle of the rocks and then veers right to the summit
The wind picked up on the final ridge
Popocatépetl is still erupting
3:19 The indigenous Mexican people believe that Iztaccíhuatl resembles a lying woman with her feet left and head right
We stopped and put on our helmets for safety
3:57 The scrambling rocky section
The trail goes to the other side of the ridge with the summit just ahead
4:34 Looking down at the remnants of the volcano crater
4:48 Scrambling the last couple of metres to the summit
5:07 It took 3:50 with 1400m elevation gain to reach Malinche summit at 4400m
5:20 Jerome Ryan, Dangles and guide Angel Lorenzini
5:31 The 360 degree summit panorama starts with Pico de Orizaba, the highest volcano in North America
6:08 Popocatépetl, the second highest volcano in Mexico at 5426m, is still erupting
6:19 Iztaccíhuatl is the third highest volcano in Mexico at 5230m
The remnants of the volcano’s crater