The Panay Trilogy, featuring Mt. Madjaas, Mt. Nangtud, and Mt. Baloy-Daku, presents formidable challenges for mountaineers in the Philippines. Each peak offers unique difficulties and breathtaking views, attracting adventurers seeking an extraordinary experience. Successfully completing the trilogy requires physical and mental resilience, making it a life-changing journey worth pursuing.
Despite the dread, difficulty, and expenses, the mountains have always been my place of solace. This major climb to Mt. Nangtud reminded me to breathe, to take time for myself, and to pause and appreciate the moment. In an age of instant gratification and short-term trends, the mountains remain a timeless source of peace and adventure. Going to the mountains is not just a phase; you’ll always find yourself going back. Once a mountaineer, always a mountaineer.
The 7 Summits, a coveted mountaineering challenge, represent the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. As a pinnacle achievement in the world of mountaineering, understanding and undertaking the 7 Summits challenge becomes a beacon for adventurers seeking the ultimate conquests across the globe’s highest points.
Mt. Pangasugan was a dream waiting to happen. Deemed “The Last Frontier in Eastern Visayas”, this notorious mountain range has been hibernating on the waiting list—yearning for the day that it’d become a reality.
Maybe this is what growing apart does to us. It makes us discover things beyond horizons that we exist in. It allows us to focus on other matters. It helps us dissect through the many challenges that come upon our lives and see through the many decisions – and indecisions – that we have to make.
We are the results of the many circumstances that happen to us.
Before 2020 ended, my friends and I decided to do a hike to one of Cebu’s notorious trails: Mt. Babag. We all know how risky hiking is in this ‘new normal’. Those who have been in the outdoors know the potential injuries, trail hazards, and now, virus infection this pursuit of passion entails. Here’s what happened in our recent ascent to Mt. Babag.
Ichigo Ichie is a self-help book compounded together by authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles. It is a short and simple book that hopes to provide a practical guide on how to relish and live every moment of our everyday experiences. Because in this age of digital distraction, instant gratification, and superficial engagement, it becomes more and more difficult to make sense of the moments manifested by the universe to us.
The Philippines is blessed with a number of mountains that provide verdant views at the top. Here are some of the Filipino movies that will help you trace back your personal experience with the mountains – the struggles, reflections, friendship fostered, and simple joys – and fuel your interest to climb once again.
The more mountains you climb in the Philippines, the more you are inspired to go higher and farther. How many times have we heard that ‘where to go next?’ praise after cursing the trails with regrets and bombarding the guide with ‘how many minutes more?’ Mountain climbing is addictive.
The Philippines is blessed, not only with beautiful beaches and tropical island destinations, but also with challenging mountain trails that is sure to provide a magnificent view at the summit – or learning experiences that will last for a lifetime.
It’s no April Fools but surely we missed already those pranks we often do or encounter during hikes. Not only that we are fond of hiking with friends, we are also fond of making fun of them to ease the struggles and pain during those day (or multi-day) hikes.
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