Author: Remo Aguilar
Enroute to Oroquieta City: The road full of travels
(Author’s notes: I’m writing a 4 part series about my adventures in the northern hemisphere of Mindanao. The first series will be about an outlandish bus travel from Tacurong City to Oroquieta City. I’ll then narrate my Mt. Malindang climb as it dawned on me. A personal evaluation of the 15th Mindanao Forum and Climb...
Home roasted coffee on the road and into the mountains?
Caffeine kick the cold out of our freezing body. Almost all mountaineers believe in this like a mantra. In the several times I’ve been trekking up the hills and shiver in the freezing temperatures of the peaks, I’ve observed that coffee is an essential part of any outdoor lover’s drinks menu. From the usual...
The 15th Mindanao Forum and Climb
I got this invitation from the host organizer, Mar Mira (CARE-Iligan), about a year ago when we bumped with each other during the 14th Mindanao Forum and Climb in Mt. Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental. Marimax, cool and ever jolly guy ever, is popular among mountaineers . Chris and I (actually a whole bunch of us) got …...
Talakudong Festival got even better this 2009!
Its my third year witnessing Talakudong Festival street dancing and I am still amazed at the level of competition for this contest. Obviously, the prize is an attractive offer (75K for the grand prize) but I think what the participating groups is more attuned to is the pride of being called the “champion”. I mean …...
3rd Annual Penek Busay September 26, 2009
Penek Busay, meaning “falls trekking”, is an annual event hosted by the Digos Active Mountaineers to showcase the thirteen or so magnificent waterfalls that cascade down the mountainous region of Brgy Goma Sito Napan Digos City. Started last 2007 (in which yours truly had a memorable trekking adventure) and then becoming an...
