Month: April 2011
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Madlum weekend break
Barangay Madlum of San Miguel in Bulacan is the home of Mt. Manalmon, the Madlum River, and numerous caves. It offers a variety of activities to excite the adventure-seeker in you. At 196+ MASL, Mt. Manalmon may go unnoticed; unremarkable for some, even. To up the ante, we did a night trek of its 2-kilometer […]
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March pic(k) of the month
A beautiful monster and devastation.The poster of how something so beautiful can be so destructive. Last March 26, burning mountains loomed over the back of the northern campsite of Nagsasa Cove. Retiring early after a scorching traverse of Mt. Bira-Bira (a.k.a. Mt. Nagsasa), we awoke at 10:00 PM to the agitation of fellow campers, the […]
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February pic(k) of the month
Mt. Pulag at 2,922 MASL This month was highlighted by my return to where all the madness started. We romanced Luzon’s highest (documented) mountains on this month of love. You were the main feature to cap our three-day and three-mountain climbing trip. And we were blessed. With the whispering of the cold wind. With […]