Three mountains in Panay which I had been dreaming of. Before, I thought that Mt. Madia-as being the highest among the three was the most difficult one until I visited Nangtud last December 2019. Straight from Africa with a connecting flight in Manila to Iloilo, we spent a night in an Airbnb and continued our journey to Barbaza in...
A week after I survived Mt. Apo, I embarked on another journey into this mountain. So popular that you can see them in social media, climbing events, and in most local adventure publications. Mt. Pulag is considered to be the highest mountain in Luzon with an elevation of 2926 masl and is the third-highest in the Philippines. It’s located...
Trekked for almost 2 hours and arrived in Brgy. Tudaya, Sta. Cruz and another habal-habal ride for more than an hour. Passed thru vegetable farms. Arrived in Sitio Colan, Sibulan, Davao del Sur. Trekked for less than an hour and camped at the farm community. Had a nice dinner and the cool fresh air delivered us to our comfy sleeping bag.
Woke...
This is the second highest mountain in Bicol region with an elevation of 2,000 masl and is potentially active stratovolcano located in the Province of Camarines Sur. It became a natural park in June 20, 2002 by virtue of Proclamation Number 214.
I was in Bicol for 2 weeks after I got laid off from my job in a psychiatric...
Seven years after we scaled the summits Kitanglad and Dulang-dulang, I always dreamt of visiting these two mountains to complete the Bukidnon mountain ranges. All these became possible with the efforts of my 2 good couchsurfer friends Ian and Troy. We planned to celebrate the Christmas eve at these 2 summits but unfortunately, the guides weren’t available so we...
Such a refreshing flight from Singapore to Bandung. Haven't noticed that some of the guests of the flights were also attending the event until we picked up our luggage. The first night was to welcome participants. Had a nice dinner and discussed the plan of scaling 6 mountains in 6 days. That was my second time to join the...
Day 1
Jump-off to campsite. It was a long story of how we got to this mountain. We have no plans of climbing. It just ticks on our mind after all those bus and jeepney rides around Ilocos. After we wasted the whole day looking for a possible guide, we found ourselves lying on a bamboo bed as we finished our...
Day 1: Mt. Lawu
Mt. Lawu is a massive compound stratovolcano in between Central and East Java, Indonesia with a towering elevation of 3265 masl. The last eruption was reported on November 28, 1885.
High spirited adventurers from 5 countries (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, & Thailand) destined & gathered to take the challenge of climbing 6 mountains in 6 days. Funny...
1st day.
Immediately started the trek after a hearty breakfast at Joring's Cafe in Kanlaon City. The hike to Makawiwili's Peak was worthwhile. Gloomy and occasional appearance of sunshine. I always want to arrive at the campsite before dark. I'm always lazy to pitch the tent at dark. Dinner of vegetable curry was enjoyed by the gang. No more socials...
This is one of my favorite mountains in the Philippines located in Kabayan, Benguet with its major jumping-off point in Brgy. Ballay. Second highest mountain in Luzon and the fifth in the Philippines with an elevation of 2800+ masl. The long and dangerous ride from Baguio till Ballay is rewarded with panoramic views of unending valleys and mountain ranges,...
