It’s August of 2018 and I have only had two climbs for the year. One is in my favorite childhood tanawin on a seemingly long but enjoyable traverse to Mt. Arayat, and the second being my first ever Cordillera hike – the cold but elegant Mt. Purgatory. Itching for a dose of mountain vitamin and … Continue reading Tarak Ridge – Steep Assaults & Cold Waters (1,006+ MASL) →

“The Chilled Trekker” Two months prior to this climb, I scaled Mt. Arayat in my first ever major climb. Conquering the Kapampangan bunduk served as a gateway for many of the major climbs in Luzon I wanted to try – Makiling, Tapulao, Pulag, Napulauan, and a number of other difficult mountains. The Chill Trekker, the … Continue reading Mt. Purgatory – My First Hike in the Cordilleras! →

I wanted my tenth mountain to be something special. It was in 2008 when I first tasted the joys of mountaineering. I was 11 years old and we were trekking the usual surroundings of Madlum, hiking up to Mt. Manalmon – my mother mountain. That was ten years ago – ten years ago and here … Continue reading Mt. Arayat Traverse (1,030 MASL North Peak; 1,008 MASL South Peak) →

Hello humans! For months, my mother and my significant other (SO) have been convincing me to publish my mountaineering adventures here in WordPress. I told them I'd do it when I'm ready, and now that 2019 is right in front of us, I am now starting this blog. I will be posting my hikes this … Continue reading Pagbabahagi ng Karanasan →