Life, as we all know it, is a constant struggle against the waves. Some would hit your hard, push you back. There are also times when the tide recedes, drawing you in into its calmness. Just when you least expected it, when you are caught up in bliss, the waves thunderously strike back at you. […]
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Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part IV)
This is a series. Check out the other parts below: Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part I) Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part II) Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part III) The Final Stretch: A Thunderous Uproar in the Mountains Fourteen hours since setting out on this jourey, we […]
Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part III)
This is a series. Check out the other parts below: Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part I) Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part II) Mt. Bira-bira and Mt. Naulaw: Brief Respite While we were climbing down to Mt. Bira-bira, we snapped pictures on the numerous rock structures along the trail. Idyllic […]
Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part II)
This is a series. Check out the other parts below: Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part I) Mt. Balingkilat, The Home of the Thunder God Before proceeding with our hike, all joiners performed their respective pre-hike routines. When everyone was ready, we gathered around for the orientation and the pre-climb prayer. After doing […]
Cawag Pentalogy: The Ultimate Open Trail Challenge (Part I)
2017, It’s All About Getting Back into Shape Before 2017, I managed to climb only four mountains. Most of it was for pleasure rather than for health purposes. However, my perspective began to change in 2017. With an adamantine resolve that I never thought I had, I climbed one mountain at a time. The time to […]
Mt. Tapulao: Feels Like Home To Me Part II
From our group, the first ones to reach Camp 1 were Diane, Charlie and I. While waiting for the rest of our companions, we feasted on our meals before proceeding to the summit. Unfortunately, our guides aren’t too keen on us climbing the summit because it is filled with slippery assaults. Moreover, we won’t be […]
Mt. Tapulao: Feels Like Home To Me Part I
It has been raining profusely for the past couple of days. The monsoon season has finally arrived. It normally starts in June but for the past couple of years, the weather system has been sporadic. For the past couple of years the monsoon season began late. The weather bureau announced the beginning of the monsoon […]
Endurance Test: Mt. Ugo Traverse Adventure Part II
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 […]
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. […]
