Tag: Mountains & Peaks
30th MFPI National Congress and Climb in Bukidnon
It’s official. The 30th MFPI National Congress and Climb will be held in Bukidnon come April 16-19, 2009 and will be hosted by Northern Mindanao Mountaineering Society (NORMMS) Ecological Foundation Incorporated. I wasn’t able to attend last year’s National Congress and Climb in Mayoyao and is quite excited this...
Our Mt. Hamiguitan climbing demon: A marathon trek of fun, laughter and fulfillment
Author’s note: I should have wrote this piece sometime ago, right after our Mt. Hamiguitan climb last November. Admittingly, I was there for the peak climb, since the previous planned Hamiguitan Trek (my birthday climb, with Onin and Felix) didn’t pushed through after I pulled out for some security reasons. The numerous...
Hard lessons earned uphill
Tragedies on mountaineers uphill always struck me as ” lessons earned in harsh reality”. Not to dampen the spirits and valor of the survivors, but negating the whispers of nature will always lead to disastrous consequences. And in mountaineering, this is “hard boiled reality”. Two members of a mountaineering club...
I Survived the Mt. Dulang-Dulang to Mt. Kitanglad Traverse: 5 Life Lessons from My Hardest Climb Yet
First-time mountaineer turned introspective adventurer shares a raw and gripping account of conquering the Mt. Dulang-Dulang to Mt. Kitanglad traverse — one of the most challenging climbs in the Philippines. From fears, falls, and freezing baths to new friendships and self-discovery, here’s what this epic trek taught me.
Dulang-Dulang to Kitanglad Traverse: 5 Rules I Learned from Taking On One of the Hardest Climbs in the Philippines
Discover the personal journey of a 30-something professional tackling the Mt. Dulang-Dulang to Mt. Kitanglad traverse—one of the toughest mountain hikes in the Philippines. From failed first attempts to life lessons on resilience, risk, and presence, this is more than a climb—it’s a transformation.
