Tagged With: Mt. Apo Climb
Age Does’nt Matter in Mt.Apo
It was early of 2019 when I was contacted by a Japanese mountaineer of the Nanjaku Mountaineering Club in the person Mr. Noboyuki Kihara that his group wanted to climb Mt. Apo on March 2019. Exchange of emails were done and we set the date on March 8-10,2019 with seven Japanese climbers of the mountaineering … Continue reading
2019 Adventures Beyond Mt.Apo
Year 2019 is a very challenging season for our crew since Mt.Apo was closed for two times. The first time was during summer season from April to September and then on the month of November when Davao Region and North Cotabato was beaten by series of earthquakes. Both closures affect the greatly on our team … Continue reading
My Mt. Apo Encounter at ’68
Hiking in and around my neck of the woods is something I do 3-4 times weekly if not more depending on the weather. Apart from this, I have hiked part of the Lycian Way & Babadag mountain in Turkey, the Palestinian desert, Camino de Santiago and in my own province, I have hiked the Juan de … Continue reading
Three Sister’s Journey to the Roof of the Philippines
Being the tallest mountain in the Philippines, Mt. Apo attracts hikers from all over. When I told my sisters I wanted to go, they immediately volunteered to go with me. I was actually surprised since they are not regular hikers, and Mt. Apo only happened to be the tallest mountain in the Philippines. But they … Continue reading
My Mt. Apo Journal
My heart is pounding fast. I could almost feel it going out from my ears. I am out of breath. Sweats dripping all over my body. I feel numb. My eyes blur that I need to blink it away. My legs tremble that I sometimes sway. I am walking but no longer thinking. Suddenly, I … Continue reading
All End’s Up at the Summit ,,,,,
August is one of the rainy months in the Philippines , but still Mt. Apo can be scaled during this times as long as typhoon will not hit Davao City. Last year , we have organized Four (4) groups to climb Mt. Apo using Three(3) different trails and all reach the summit on the … Continue reading
A German’s Quest for the 60th Summit in the World
Last October 11, 2014 I had the chance to climb with Markus Hogenschurz a German engineer whose passion of scaling every highest mountain in every country around the world . On this climb , it was his 60th Summit and it was an honor to climb with a seasoned climber like him to the roof … Continue reading
DoubleTraverse Via Sta. Cruz -Makilala Trail
Last October 11-14, 2012 we have the opportunity to trek with a group from ‘Climb Against Cancer” (CAC) who wants to conquer Mt. Apo and at the same time help the school children living the foot of the Mountain (Sitio Colan and Tumpis). The group was headed by Ms. Shirley Sibuyo and Thirteen(13) of her … Continue reading
Bundokverein Girls,,,,An Unforgetable Experience
Mt Apo, the Philippines’ highest, has been an elusive mountain for me and my travel buddy, Nadine. We have been planning to climb it since 2012. And beginning of 2014, we planned to climb it in January, our birthday month. But there was bad weather at that time in Mindanao so we had to cancel … Continue reading
A French Actor’s Impression….
“In the middle of the journey of my life I found myself lost in a dark forest And I had lost the right path… Oooooh, how could I describe this wild, thick and bitter place? …but, in fact there, after many ordeals, I found Goodness, Beauty and the love of my life… “ Dante Alighieri, … Continue reading