Elevation: 947m
Ascent/Descent Dates: 02-03 April, 2011
Entry/Exit Point: Brgy. Poblacion 7, Cuenca, Batangas
Other Names: Mt. Macolod, Mt. Makulot
Satellite Map:
In Photos:
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The first-time climbers |
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Two lovely welcome at Brgy. Poblacion Siete |
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The whole gang with our guides |
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Entrance to Mt. Maculot via Rocky Road |
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The lead group |
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The sweepers |
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First peak at Taal lake |
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How the trail path for the mountaineers was made possilble |
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One of our guide, sending SMS with the other group |
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The first ascent |
Mountaineer's creed: "Basura ay linisin, para kalinisan ay purihin." - 440th AMG
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Surprise! A buko-stop |
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Lian? Lianne? Lee Anne? (forgot her name) |
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Climbers refreshed at the third buko-checkpoint |
Mountaineer's creed: "Ating kalikasan alagaan dahil ito ang karugtong ng ating buhay at linisin ang paligid para ito'y maging malinis." - 440th AMG
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the Town at the mid-viewpoint from Mt. Maculot |
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Getting near the peak |
Mountaineer's creed: "Ilayo ang daigdig sa global warming, magtanim ng mga puno at wag putulin." - 440th AMG
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This tree is waiting for spring-time |
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A broader view of the houses and buildings below |
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The mountain to traverse towards grotto |
Mountaineer's creed: "Linisin ang ating kapaligiran upang hindi magalit sa atin si inang kalikasan." - 440th AMG
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Yet another surprise - a store at the summit |
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Setting up of tents at the summit's camp site |
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Planning their first round of Tanduay |
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Commemorative marker of PAF's adoption of Mt. Makulot |
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To the Rockies |
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A steep descend before climbing the rockies |
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The scenic Taal lake will put you in a daydream... |
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...and bring out your natural idiotic face |
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Other climbers now going down from the Rockies |
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Easy climb to the wall formations of the rockies |
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A more than 180-degrees view of Taal lake |
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Much greater view at the cliff side |
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The brave ones |
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The braver one |
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tapang-tapangan |
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Breathtaking sunset, the last time I saw a sunset from a mountain was
when I was still in 3rd year high school |
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Early sleeping time |
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While others found their fancy with some horror-story-telling time |
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couple it with drinking session while the cold wind blows |
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and of course, it's a good time to get emotional alone inside your tent :) |
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Glad our tents are still intact in the morning despite those heavy wind blows during the night |
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Preparing our morning boodle-fight |
... and there was no photo, not one photo was captured during our dinner nor during the breakfast. Hungry mammals!
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The whole gang minus one (the photographer) |
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Our TNL guides with their angry birds |
*Some photos courtesy of Leo Manalaysay and Shai Palic-ad
Sana maulit ulit!
ReplyDeleteso breathtaking!!! I want to sit on that cliff! I hope I can do that one someday!
ReplyDelete@Ian, tara ulitin na yan sa gulugod naman :)
ReplyDelete@Noel, you can if you will :D