Climbing the Malinche Mountain with Youth Group

Our youth group tackled and conquered the mighty Malinche mountain of Tlaxcala.

(Well, I guess we almost conquered- we arrived past the tree line after 4 hours of hiking, though the summit was still another 2 hour hike away!)

 The Malinche is a 14,636ft inactive volcano what straddles our state of

Tlaxcala with the neighboring state of Puebla. 


The hike was beautiful, though steep in some places.  A couple of our youth were ready to give up about halfway, but the rest of the group rallied to encourage and help when they tired.  Paco even tied a rope from his waist to one of the girls to pull her along.

 

The Lord certainly blessed our outing- no accidents, amazing fellowship among the youth, and perfect weather.  We marveled that the rain started exactly as we were driving away from the mountain- dry in the car! 

After the 6 hour hike, we all enjoyed a well-deserved restaurant dinner in Tlaxcala´s capital. On the way home, everyone (except Paco, our driver) slept in the car.