Tag: Pulag
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Ambaguio touchdown
Five years after my first Pulag hike, I have finally completed all of her four (known) trails: Ambangeg, Akiki, Tawangan, and Ambaguio. The Ambangeg-Ambaguio traverse records a total walking distance of 34.5 kilometers with a trekking time of twelve hours. While most Ambaguio treks commence at Ambaguio and end at either Ambangeg or Akiki, a weekend hike […]
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Above the clouds
This was where all the madness started. I fell in love with the mountains. And they loved me back. Mt. Pulag stands at 2,922 MASL and is the highest peak in Luzon. Known for its picturesque cloud formations when atop the summit (dubbed as the “sea of clouds”) and for temperatures dropping to minus 0 […]
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Assault all the way
“Difficult Route”: the sign going to the Mt. Pulag National Park Akiki Trail Visitors’ Center forewarns. The third (of four trails) I have tried, Akiki is indeed challenging compared to Ambangeg‘s easy trail and Tawangan’s lengthy trek. The Akiki trail starts with a 5-minute stair climb from the drop-off point to the ranger station. As […]
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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 […]