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Conquered MT. Balagbag and Oriod Falls

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After my hike last month, I joined another hiking event last Sunday with my two college friends. It's Jen's first hike and Mavic's second one after our Mt. Gulugod-Baboy hike 2 years ago. So, I think Mt. Balagbag would be great since, according to the organizer it is beginner friendly and the blog reviews about it tells the same. The trek to Mt. Balabag's summit is so easy, you don't even need a guide. The trail is wide, no buwis buhay whatsoever to go through. But don't underestimate it, no matter how easy the climb is, it still makes your heart and body work double time. At the center where we logged in. The wash up area is the side of the center. The wide trail of Mt. Balagbag Mt. Balagbag is also famous to bikers and riders Easy yet hard...  Kyaa! Rest area! We also logged in here. I wonder what plant is this... It is on the bench where we sat at the rest area. Mavic and Jen a few kembot to the summit. They a...

Independence Day Climb: Mt. Buntis and Mt. Nagpatong

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June 12 marks the Independence Day of the Philippines, thanks to our heroes who fought very hard to achieve it. In celebration of it, my brother and I joined an Independence Day Climb event organized by Peak Summit Trail . The whole team before getting started :) At pass 3 in the morning, my brother and I had our warm-up for the hike by walking from our house to Aguinaldo Highway, since tricycle is not yet available at that time. Off to the Coastal Mall Bus Terminal we headed to meet other participants. Some of the participants had their meeting place in Cubao, after fetching us at the terminal we headed to Maragondon. After a few minutes of introduction and reminders, we finally started our trek to Mt. Buntis. From the Municipal Hall, we passed by the residential area and the famous Kaingin Hanging Bridge (this is the part I hated the most), thanks to members who is after me when we crossed the bridge, thank you for being patient with me and sorry for the delay. We sa...