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 […]
Tag: Climbing Diaries
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 […]
Sea of Clouds Alert: Mt. Daraitan
For the first time since I climbed mountains four weekends in a row earlier this year, I will be doing another back-to-back climb. The week before, I climbed Mt. Damas, which is my first major hike. On this hike, I met Merzon Pagaling a fellow mountaineering enthusiast who also happens to be a hiking organizer. […]
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 […]
