Six Mountains, Two Years.
One Island, Three Regions.
One Goal, To Conquer.
I made a list of the mountains I have summited for the last two years! All of these are from Luzon, and almost all of them are breathtaking. I'm planning to conquer Visayas, or even Mindanao in the coming years! What's on my list? Guiting-Guiting and Dulang-Dulang! For now I'll share a picture and some specs on my climbs and hope to inspire some readers too!
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| Mt. Pundaquit's summit |
Date: January 2009
Location: San Antonio, Zambales
Jump-off point: Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales
Who I'm with: Chase, Fhiley, Welmar, Benjo, Che, Kiko, Julius, Cocoy and Dr. Nick (with 2 of his men)
Days away: 2.5 days and 2 nights
Side trip: None
Remarks: Anawangin Cove is stunning. The trail is not that established. Super hot trek since the mountain slopes are mostly grassland. There's a river part in the trail, try trekking on summer days, it will be dangerous to cross the river since it mimics rapidss on rainy days. There's a pyramid-ish hill you'll see while on the summit towards the cove.
Extra Info.:
LLA (summit): 14 53'59" 129 94'24", 464 MASL
LLA (cove): 14 52 41 120 04'04", 0 MASL
Days required / Hours to cove: 1 day / 4-5 hours
Specs: Minor Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 2
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| Mt. Pinatubo's crater |
Date: May 30, 2009
Location: Central Luzon
Jump-off point: Brgy. Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac
Who I'm with: Chase, Fhiley, Welmar, Ellaine, Jhim, Sharon, Tyron, Mich, Benjo, Che, Matt, Bong and Dr. Nick
Days away: 1 day
Side trip: None
Remarks: We went there on a bad weather. Foggy as it may seem but the sulfuric water brought the majestic aura of the crater. A very easy trek.
Extra Info.:
LLA: 15°8'35"N, 120°20'54"E, 960 MASL
Days required / Hours to crater: 1 day, 45 min 4x4 + 2 hrs hike
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1
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| Mt. Pulag's summit |
Mt . Pulag (Ambangeg Trail)
Date: August 20 - 23, 2009
Location: Benguet, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya
Date: August 20 - 23, 2009
Location: Benguet, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya
Jump-off point: Ambangeg, Kabayan, Benguet
Who I'm with: Chase, Welmar, Benjo, Che, Kiko, Stephen, Will and Melo
Days Away: 4 days and 3 nights
Side trip: Baguio City
Remarks: Beautiful in a different high. You'll experience being above the clouds, literally. It is super cold, especially at night and super moist! Just look at me, I feel like a New Yorker. The grasslands are vast and charming. you'll experience different floras along the way, mossy forest, grasslands, etc. The almost 5 hour trek from the ranger station is stunning in itself. I almost caught myself lying on the log with no one in front of me or behind me for like 30 mins, in the trek, thinking of retiring.
Extra Info.:
Who I'm with: Chase, Welmar, Benjo, Che, Kiko, Stephen, Will and Melo
Days Away: 4 days and 3 nights
Side trip: Baguio City
Remarks: Beautiful in a different high. You'll experience being above the clouds, literally. It is super cold, especially at night and super moist! Just look at me, I feel like a New Yorker. The grasslands are vast and charming. you'll experience different floras along the way, mossy forest, grasslands, etc. The almost 5 hour trek from the ranger station is stunning in itself. I almost caught myself lying on the log with no one in front of me or behind me for like 30 mins, in the trek, thinking of retiring.
Extra Info.:
LLA: 16°34'58"N 120°53'15"E, 2922 MASL (#3)
Level and days required: Level 3, 3-5 days
Hours to summit / Days required: 4-5 hours / 2 days
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 3
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| Mt. Daguldol's summit |
Date: January 16 - 17, 2010
Location: San Juan, Batangas
Jump-off point: Brgy. Hugom, San Juan
Who I'm with: Chase,Welmar, Benjo, Che, Hubert, MJ and Julius
Days away: 2 days and 1 night
Side Trip: Laiya Beach
Remarks: A very refreshing trek, you'll start off and end at the Laiya Beach. It was damn foggy! Beware, there are dogs around and they took our rice, yeah, uncooked! What would the dog do with it, unless that dog was trained to get stuffs from campers by someone...
Extra Info.:
LLA: 13°40.380N 121°19.160E, 672 MASL (+ 672 m)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3
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| Mt. Gulugod-Baboy's campsite view |
Date: June 12 - 13, 2010
Location: Anilao, Mabini, Batangas
Jump-off point: Philpan Dive Resort, Anilao, Mabini
Who I'm with: Chase, Fhiley, Welmar, Benjo, Che, Julius, Cocoy, Paul, Brenda and Tats
Days away: 2 days and 3 nights
Side trip: Snorkeling @ Anilao
Remarks: Has a very nice campsite if not for the cow dungs, lolz. The campsites are vast. We trekked this mountain on independence day, hence the Freedom Climb! The trek started of with a concrete road then a trail under a scorching sun. Indeed, a very hot trek that got the best of me, hehe. Don't wander too far, you might get lost in the trail 'coz there are many of them.
Extra Info.:
LLA: 13°42'55"N; 120°53'43"E; 525 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: Half-day / 1-2 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1-2
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| Mt. Batulao's summit |
Date: November 28 - 29, 2010
Location: Nasugbu, Batangas
Jump-off point: Evercrest Golf Course, Nasugbu
Who I'm with: Chase, Welmar, Dhel, Bong, Rex, Tiff and her sister and friends
Days away: 2 days and 1 night
Side trip: Tagaytay
Remarks: Another refreshing trek. It is super windy once you reach a formidable altitude heightened at the summit! Campsites are everywhere!
Extra Info.:
LLA: 14.0408 N 120.8011 E 811 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2-4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3 with 60-70 degrees assault
Other info from: www.pinoymountaineer.com
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