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
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
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
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
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)
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
3. Take bus to Manila
4. ETA Manila
isa sa hindi makakalimutan na climb (este burado na pala sa mga kasama ko).
ReplyDelete7am to 9pm na lakaran paakyat(included na yung hindi mabilang na take 5, lunch, pictorial at playing piko)
4pm to 12am na lakaran pababa(nakakaiyak kasi ubos na trail food namin at ang dinner na lang namin ay isang pancit canton, isang delata na vienna sausage)
worth it naman diba.. super ganda sa taas at ibang experience ng trail at campsite.