Month: March 2010
My personal bucket list of grueling treks to accomplish in Mindanao
“The coolest climber beats the hardest trails.” “I scaled those god darn peak and I’m still alive.” “I thought I died when my hand slipped holding on to that ravine!” Words coming from climbers surviving an arduous trek. Some pretty scared, others totally wasted. A few are jubilant at what...
Mt. Apo Summer Climb 2010 via newly opened Bansalan Trail
(Update March 25, 2010: Mt. Apo via the Region 11 entrance Bansalan Digos and Sta Cruz ARE ALL OPEN THIS SUMMER 2010 according to DENR Region 11. Read the story here.) Background: Local radio stations DXMS/DXOL news announced the closure of SOME trails enroute to Mt. Apo- Philippine’s highest peak. Legislative councils of the...
Kalinawan Rock Climbing Challenge
I got invited to this event, and I’m definitely hurling my heavy arse up those rock wall. I wrote about Kalinawan Resort before, how me and Joy stumbled upon a great all in one outdoor resort that made us ogle for more fun. Now they’re hosting a Rock Climbing Challenge on top of all the …...
Butterflies in my head and the SMI Discovery Tour
“I went from this world, to purgatory, to heaven and back, and the thin line that separates these are man’s creative destruction…” I became interested when Bariles mentioned the word “mining”. Questions popped in my head and I fired some at Bariles to fish out details of the tour “It’s...
