Posts Tagged With: mountaineering
Gulugod Baboy: the tale of my unhappy nostrils
I usually leave the mountains on a positive note. The breathtaking sights viewed from the summit, the entire trek experience, plus the acquaintances I meet on the mountains, all lead to an enjoyable climbing experience. But for the first time in perhaps a long time, I wasn’t leaving entirely happy. In fact, I was bothered [...]
The other WILD side of Mariveles
How do you distinguish between being off-route and putting up a first ascent? — Bruce Bindner You don’t; you just realize you’re off-route and putting up a first ascent. At least, that’s what happened to us in one of my most memorable accidents ever. The only reason I would climb a mountain I’ve already climbed [...]
Carbo loading and Run Training (Day 1 & 3)
In preparation for my Mariveles climb in two weeks’ time, I’ve asked my housemate and triathlete slash fitness coach slash friend Zinne to help me train by running. When I was a kid, I loved to run. Run, as in run during games like mataya-taya, Pepsi-seven up and cops and robbers where I had to [...]
Mt. Batulao
Batulao was a last-minute change. Originally, we were set to climb Daguldol so that we had the option of going to the beach after. But with half of the friends I invited unable to go and with more logistical concerns, I decided to change to Batulao instead. On hindsight, I thought it was a good [...]
Chivalry in the mountains
Mountain climbing is one of those sports that are not gender-specific. There are many such sports that are not partial to gender. Like swimming. Or basketball (Think NBA and WNBA). Gymnastics (although I admit, a lot of men are still uneasy and methinks it’s the tights). And tennis, to name a few. There are only [...]
In the midst of the storm: Kanlaon, the Unforgiving
Hours before leaving for Bacolod, I was researching about the presence of limatiks in Mt. Kanlaon. Fortunately, they were not present in our trail. I did, however, saw just below that bit of information a weather forecast telling me that Canlaon will have rain showers and thunderstorms. If only we knew how bad that would [...]
Mt. Maculot (Rockies) in December
Mt. Maculot seemed like a fitting end to my climbs this year. 10 mountains both major and minor climbs, but I was looking for a quiet, cool place to unwind with friends, and Maculot fit the bill. (Intro climb for Kay, JL, Rey and Claire) Maculot was cold and windy, but it was exactly how I [...]
Day 2: To Mt. Doom and the fight for fire
(third of a series of 4) I didn’t sleep all that well on the first night. One, because I was still so tired from a long 10 hour trek, and two, because I wanted so bad to wipe myself clean and I hated that everything around me was muddy and wet and dirty. I was [...]
Day 1: The trek to Godi Godi
(second of a series of 4) We had it in mind to get to Godi Godi no matter what after hearing Gideon tell us that it would be a fairly easy trek the next day if we arrived in Godi Godi at the scheduled time. Tomorrow would be the trek to the Summit and we [...]
Conquering Mt. Apo – Oct. 21-26, 2010
(First of a series of 4) Mt. Apo to me seemed like a distant dream. I started climbing in 2008, but even then I didn’t think I’d have it in me to climb Apo. Even when the opportunity presented itself, I was always doubtful. I doubted whether I was capable or whether the trainings I’ve [...]
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