KIT-ONE's journey to the summit: 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011

23rd Climb: Mt. Batulao - Traverse Dayhike

September 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

18th Climb: Mt. Manalmon/Mt. Gola

March 2011

15th Climb: Mt. Pulag

October 2010

MT. PULAG (AMBANGEG TRAIL)

Bokod, Benguet

Major jump-off: Ambangeg Ranger Stn, Bokod, Benguet

LLA: 16°34'58"N 120°53'15"E, 2922 MASL (#3)

Hours to summit / Days required: 4-5 hours / 2 days

Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-2

ITINERARY

Day 0

1. Take bus to Baguio City

Day 1

1. ETA Baguio City. chartered jeep.

2. Take chartered jeepney to Ambangeg, Jeep stop for Breakfast (start Top load)

3. Visit Ambuklao Dam

4. ETA Visitors' Center. Registration / Orientation

5. Set out for Ranger Station

6. ETA and lunch at Ranger.

7. Start trek

8. ETA Camp

9. Dinner, Socials

Day 2

1. Early morning trek to summit for sunrise

2. Arrival at summit just in time for sunrise

3. Start descent from summit

4. Back at Camp ; breakfast

5. Decamp; start descent to Ranger Station

6. Back at Ranger; Settle guide fees; jeepney descent

7. Back at Visitors' Center; tidy up and log out

8. Head back to Baguio City

9. ETA Baguio City. Dinner, Souvenir

10. Head back to Manila

MT. MAKILING (via Los Baños)
Los Baños, Laguna
Major Jump-off: Station 1, UP College of Forestry
LLA: 14.13°N 121.20°E, 1090 MASL (Peak 2)
Hours to summit / days required: 1-2 days / 4-5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3

ITINERARY
Day 1 (night trek)
1. Assembly at LRT-Buendia, board Sta. Cruz bus
2. ETA Los Baños Crossing, walk to corner beside Robinson's Place for jeep to Forestry
3. ETA jump-off point, College of Forestry, register

4. Start trek
5. ETA last campsite.

6. Dinner, Socials

Day 2

1. Breakfast

2. Start Trek

3. Peak
4. Start descent

5. Lunch, Break Camp
6. ETA road to Nursery.
7. Back to jump-off
8. Back to Los Baños

9. Side Trip to Karen's House, Dinner
10. Back to Manila

13th Climb: Gulugod Baboy

July 2010

MT. GULUGOD-BABOY
Anilao, Mabini, Batangas
Jump-off point: Philpan Dive Resort, Anilao, Mabini
LLA: 13°42'55"N; 120°53'43"E; 525 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: Half-day / 1-2 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1-2

ITINERARY
Day 1

1. ETD Manila to Batangas

2. Hire Jeep to Philpan dive resort Anilao
3. Start trek
4. ETA Gulugod-Baboy

5. Set-up Camp, dinner, Socials
Day 2

1. Breakfast
2. Descent via Philpan dive resort Anilao
3. Side trip (beach resort), Lunch

4. ETA Batangas
5. ETA Manila

12th Climb: Mt. Marami

June 2010

MT. MARAMI
Maragondon, Cavite
Jump-off point: Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes, Cavite
LLA: 405 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 4-6 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3

ITINERARY
Day 1 (night trek. humabol sa grupo)
1. ETD Manila. Bus to Naic
2. ETA Naic; take jeep to Magallanes
3. ETA Magallanes. Take tricycle to Brgy. Ramirez
4. ETA Brgy. Ramirez, at Kon. Punongbayan's house. Register. Hire guide
5. Start trek (short cut kaya hindi kami dumaan ng Nuestra Señora de la Paz)
6. ETA Campsite

7. Dinner, Socials

Day 2
1. Breakfast

2. Start trek

3. Reach Bamboo Forest

4. Summit
5. Start descent via Nuestra Señora de la Paz

6. Lunch sa Kubo
7. Back at jump-off point at Brgy. Ramirez (hehe, naligaw kami pababa)
8. Leave for Municipal Hall, then Naic via jeep
9. ETA Naic. Take bus back to Manila
10. Back in Manila.

11th Climb: Mt. Talamitam

January 2010

MT. TALAMITAM
Nasugbu, Batangas
Jump-off point: Sitio Bayabasan, Brgy. Aga, Nasugbu (KM. 83)
LLA: 14.1158° N; 120.7577° N; 630 MASL
Days required/ Hours to summit: 1 day / 2 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3 with steep assault (100m)

ITINERARY
Day 1 (night trek)

1. ETD bus terminal in Buendia
2. ETA jump-off, Register
3. Start trek
4. Set-up Camp, Dinner, Socials

Day 2

1. Breakfast

2. Start trek to summit
3. Start descent
4. Back to Jump-off
5. Dinner at Tagaytay
6. Head back to Manila
7. ETA Manila

10th Climb: Mt. Taal

December 2009

TAAL VOLCANO
Batangas Province
Jump-off point: Talisay, Batangas
LLA: 14°00.1' N, 120°59.1' E, 311 MASL
Days required / Time to summit: Half-day, 45 minutes
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1, Trail length: 1.7kms

ITINERARY
Day 1

1. ETD Manila to Talisay, via Tagaytay
2. ETA Talisay. Arrange for pumpboats/guides at lakeshore resorts
3. Start boatride
4. At Volcano island, start trek to summit
5. ETA summit
6. Back at jump-off point, take return boat ride
7. Back at resort, Back to Tagaytay

8. Stay in an accommodation for the night

Day 2

1. Breakfast

2. Picnic Groove, experience Zip line, Tambay mode

3. Head back to Manila
4. ETA Manila

9th Climb: Mt. Daguldol

October 2009

MT. DAGULDUL
San Juan, Batangas
Major jump-off: Brgy. Hugom, San Juan
LLA: 13°40.380N 121°19.160E, 672 MASL (+ 672 m)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3

ITINERARY
Day 1
1. Take Lipa-bound bus from Manila (Buendia)
2. At Lipa, charter Van (or jeep) to Brgy. Hugom
3. ETA Brgy. Hugom; Register
4. Start Trek - Beach Front
5. ETA Mang Lizardo's place
6. ETA Niyugan Campsite

7. Summit, Set-up camp
7. Dinner / Socials
Day 2
1. Breakfast

2. ETD from summit
4. Start Descent
5. Back at Mang Lizardo's place
6. Back at Brgy. Hugom; head to beach resorts (side trip)
7. Rent Van (or jeep) back to Lipa or Batangas City en route to Manila

8th Climb: Mt. Sembrano

September 2009

MT. SEMBRANO
Pililia, Rizal
Major jump-off: Brgy. Hall of Malaya, Pililla
LLA: 14°23'10"N; 121°21'57" E; 745 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3

ITINERARY
Day 1 (night trek)

1. afterwork, meet at 7eleven Rockwell Makati

2. ETA EDSA Crossing. Take jeep to Tanay, Rizal
3. ETA Tanay Rizal; take jeep to Pililla
4. ETA Brgy. Malaya, Pililla (jump-off)
5. Start trek
6. ETA Manggahan
7. ETA summit. Set-up camp

8. Dinner, Socials with other group

Day 2

1. Breakfast
2. Start descent.
3. ETA Manggahan Falls.
4. Back at jump-off, tidy up, Lunch, Inuman Session

5. Back to Tanay
6. ETA Manila

7th Climb: Pico de Loro

August 2009

PICO DE LORO
Ternate, Cavite
Major jump-off: Magnetic Hill, Ternate
LLA: 14° 12.855 N; 120° 38.785 E; 664 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 2-5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3

Itinerary

Day 1 (night trek)

1. ETD bus at Baclaran

2. ETA Ternate, Magnetic Hill

3. ETA DENR / jump-off point.

4. Start trek.

5. ETA rest station, Basecamp 1, set-up camp (due to heavy rain)

Day 2

1. Breakfast

2. ETA summit

3. Start descent

4. Back to basecamp, Lunch

5. Start descent, Back to DENR (ending naligaw kami hehe- scary experience)

6. From DENR to bus stop

7. ETA Baclaran

Extra: Mt. Cristobal

Mt. Cristobal (chopsuey: open-climb)

August 2009

MT. CRISTOBAL
Dolores, Quezon; San Pablo and Nagcarlan, Laguna
Major jump-off: Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Dolores, Quezon
LLA: 14.064° N 121.428° E, 1470 MASL (600m gain)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 4-5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3

ITINERARY
Day 1

1. ETD Manila
2. ETA San Pablo City, Brgy. Kinabuhayan
3. ETA jump-off at Brgy. Kinabuhayan. Start trek
4. ETA Montelibano house

5. Lunch
6. ETA crater rim; descend to crater
7. ETA Crater.

8. ETA saddle, set-up camp

9. Dinner, Socials

Day 2
1. Breakfast
2. Start descent
3. Back at the jump-off

4. Side trip at kinabuhayan, Lunch

5. Head back to San Pablo

6. ETA San Pablo

7. ETA Manila

6th Climb: Mt. Batulao

6th Climb: Mt. Batulao (Petix mode)

MT. BATULAO
Nasugbu, Batangas
Jump-off point: Evercrest Golf Course, Nasugbu
LLA: 14.0408 N 120.8011 E 811 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2-4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3 with 60-70 degrees assault

ITINERARY
Day 1 (night trek)

1. ETD bus terminal in Pasay- Edsa
2. Arrival at Evercrest
3. Start trek
4. Arrival at new trail Campsite

5. dinner, socials namin 2 (yannah & ryl)

Day 2

1. breakfast/lunch

2. pictorial, tambay mode, kulitan with the local guides (mga bata)
3. descent to new trail

4. Back at Evercrest; clean-up at nearby sari-sari store
5. ETA Bus Terminal; back to Manila

Extra: Grand Party

Freedom Climb Grand Party

1st annual climb

5th Climb: Mt. Tapulao

June 2009

MT. TAPULAO
Iba, Zambales
Major jump-off: Brgy. Damapay-Salaza
LLA: 15.4833 N, 120.1166 E, 2037 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 2-3 days / 14 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail class 3

ITINERARY
Day 0
1. After work, meet at 7eleven Rockwell Makati

2. ETD Iba-bound Victory Liner bus from Caloocan

Day 1
1. ETA Iba, Zambales. Arrange for tricycles to jump-off.
2. ETA jump-off point; register at welcome center, Breakfast

2. Start Trek
3. ETA first water source
4. ETA second water source, lunch
5. ETA ‘Bunker’, set up camp at campsite of choice (plan- due to heavy rain we decided an emergency camp set-up)
6. Dinner, socials (tulog agad sa sobrang pagod)
Day 2
1. Breakfast

2. Start trek to "bunker"

3. Start trek to summit
4. ETA summit
5. Back to campsite/bunker, Lunch
6. Start descent
7. ETA guardhouse (due to unavailable space at Barangay, we decided to set-up camp beside the guard house)

8. Super late dinner (11pm)

Day 3

1. ETA jumpoff, take tricycle back to Iba

2. side trip to Beach Resort, Lunch
3. Take bus to Manila
4. ETA Manila

4th Climb: Mt. Batulao

4th Climb: Mt. Batulao (new to old trail)

May 2009

ITINERARY
Day 1 (night trek)

1. ETD bus terminal in Pasay- Edsa
2. Arrival at Evercrest
3. Start trek
4. Arrival at new trail Campsite

5. dinner, socials

Day 2

1. breakfast

2. ETA summit
3. descent to old trail

4. Lunch at old trail camp site
5. Start descent
6. Back at Evercrest; clean-up at nearby sari-sari store
7. side trip to nasugbu beach resort, dinner
8. ETA Bus Terminal; back to Manila