Ironwulf.net Ver 6: En Route - Philippines, Travel, Photography

I never thought that I’ll be back in Mt. Maculot so soon. But since I promised an old climbing buddy I haven’t seen for some time that I’ll take him here after seeing my previous post on Mt. Maculot, I scheduled our climb. Thanks to Cruise for inviting me here the first time around, it greatly added to my logistics of the area. Same as what we did, we went on a night trek, but the fun came much later as 2 new friends were added to our list during our climb.

Had another chance of climbing again last weekend thanks to the gracious invitation of Adtrek on their anniversary climb. Thank god the weather was nice (I guess too nice, - it’s freaking hot!). It was really hot, probably why I got lazy to take more shots than the usual.

Nung isang linggo, nayaya akong mag Mt. Maculot. At dahil medyo matagal-tagal na rin akong di nakaka-akyat ng bundok pumayag na rin ako. Una medyo nag-a alangan ako kasi Mt. Maculot. Isa ata sa pinaka sikat na bundok na inaakyat sa Batangas, na-iisip ko di masyadong maganda at baka madumi paligid. Pero dahil mura lng naman at wala naman akong naka schedule nung weekend na yun, pumayag na rin ako.

This will be the first in the series about Caramoan. Since there are some people asking how to get there, this would serve as a simple guide.

It was at least 4 years ago when I last visited Mt. Pinatubo. We had an outreach held at an Aeta Village in Tarukan, on the way to Pinatubo and the next day we headed for the crater. From the said village it was a grueling 6 hours trek towards the crater. This was like my 3rd climb at the time when I started on the outdoors and it was a real test of endurance on my part. With your feet constantly sinking in the sand, passing by numerous rivers and the scorching heat constantly at your back, this wasn’t a walk in the park. But reaching the crater was truly an amazing reward.

I didn’t know Bataan has so much to offer beyond the Mount Samat and Tarak Mariveles mountain range as well as its historical markers. Last week, I got a chance to explore an off-the-beaten path destination, known only to local explorers and mountain bikers of Bataan. Thanks for the invitation from my friend M at Total and his wacko of a group of budding explorers from his office led by a member of Bataan Trailriders and Boss J from their Bataan Terminal office.

Taal viewed from the highlands of Tagaytay has never failed to mesmerize people. I for one am enchanted everytime I’m in the area whether to just pass by or to eat at one of my favourite restaurants overlooking the Taal volcano.