This is the second part of my Mt. Ugo adventure last July 9, 2017. To read the first part, click here. After everyone was done with their lunch, we began our descent to Tinongdan at around 12 noon. The first phase of the descent is quite challenging because it is a little steep. Moreover, the […]
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Endurance Test: Mt. Ugo Traverse Adventure Part I
For the fourth weekend in a row, I found myself on the trails of yet another mountain. After Mt. Damas, Daraitan, and Tarak Ridge, Mt. Ugo is the last mountain on my planned birth-month mountaineering adventure. Mt. Ugo is also my third major climb in this stretch. But as my four-week adventure is about to […]
Tarak Ridge and El Saco: Blazing the Trail (Part II)
This is the second part of my pre-birthday climb in Mariveles, Bataan’s Tarak Ridge. For the first part, you may click here. It has been our plan to scale El Saco peak but due do the absence of clearing, the group decided not to pursue El Saco peak. However, some of us had different ideas. […]
San Lhefa: Of Mountains and Soul-Searching
The Start of a New Adventure “Life is like a mountain, hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top.” ~ Anonymous Earlier this year, my office mates agreed to have a “Biggest Loser” competition”. The objective is to lose the most weight in the next three months. Losing weight has been on […]
Weekend Warrior Tales: Mt. Damas
Through mountain climbing, I was able to push myself beyond the bounds of what I thought I was capable of. However, there is a crux that keeps weighing on the back of my mind – so far, all I’ve been able to climb are, in a mountaineer’s parlance, just minor climbs. However, I have already […]
