My Travels: In and Around the Philippines

[kid joe]

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-from the hidden beauty of the rain forest & mountain, this is my newbie share...

Location: Mt. Kalatungan, Bukidnon

Mt. Kalatungan peak rank as 6th of the highest point in the Philippine archipelago. This route includes three peaks that towered above 2800+ meters above sea level namely the Pala-pala, Kalatungan & Lampanag aka Wiji's peak. Those mentioned measured our determination in finishing the entire climb route. Pinay Mt. Everest summiter Ms. Carina Dayondon considered the Mt. Kalatungan as one of the most difficult mountain to summit & until now, the classification remain as 9/9 difficulty in Pinoymountaineer.com.
Based on the itinerary, it's a 3 peaks climb including the Lampanag traverse (aka Wiji or Macaupao peak), utilizing the newly established trail in Portulin via Hangaron Ridge as the entry point. The first day was considered as shortage of "daylight" for trekking because most of the climbers arrived at the camp 1 (Sangaya sa O'otah) on dark hour already or 6:00 PM due to a very long trail. As far as we can remember the last day trail which assaulted the 2600+ meters peak above sea level better known as "dung-awan" en route to Awang ridge was not included as the fourth peak.

All images taken w/ P & S Fujifilm Finepix s5700. My best photog buddy every adventure trips di kaya magdala dslr.. toink!


ritual rites w/ tala-andig tribe



en route to hangaron ridge, portulin


the last h20 source for the 9-10hrs trek for camp 1


"welcome to the jungle"



the hidden beauty of hangaron ridge


the kalatungan peak landmark tree!


the tribesmen altar at the kalatungan peak (elevation: 2824 meters asl "published height", but our altimeter logged with 2895 meters asl, same as my fellow climber from manila)



the wiji's peak traverse route

[pranchiz]

nice post mga sirs!!! keep it up...

our country is indeed very blessed. hope we could protect it for our future generations...

[Chipmunk888]

bon voyage recon25 in going to beri (an island in the pacific ocean bound) island tomorrow.

pagdala og whale, ayaw kalimot^^ no worry sa weight sa whale kay mas bug-at pa imo duha ka dslr bodies og lenses ana^^jk

[Chipmunk888]

using waryu's arsenal, just got back last late night from mantayupan falls.. and here are very few scenery snapshots i made:





LARGE view ---> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/...7365df36_o.jpg





LARGE view ---> http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/...9e4a04d3_o.jpg





LARGE view ---> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/...6d5f0612_o.jpg



mantayupan falls is the highest(321,518 ft.), i believe, waterfall in cebu. it is located in the heart of problacion in barili cebu, so as very near with their municipal hall. drive is about 2 hours only from cebu city and a short distance walk to the foot of the falls from their parking area. some people prefer mantayupan falls due to its more preserved atmosphere compared to kawasan's in badian. if you want to cool down in this heatstroke-prone summer, mantayupan falls is an ideal place to go.


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[Recon25]

oi! just remembered this thread of mine....

@kid joe
Sir! very impressive shots! how I wish to venture Kalatungan... love the rainforest!

@Chipmunk
very nice Mantayupan shot! keep them coming

@dcshoeboy
very impressive dolphin shots! wohoooooo....


salamat sa pagshare ninyo sir and sa gamay nga write-up

[jkbiz]

nice kaayo ang sagada.

[theused]

water waiter

[dbgg1979]

THEUSED Simple ra kaayo ang instructions sa first page ani nga thread, I ask that you read it, and comply. Let's keep this thread interesting, not a place to dump photos on.

I am starting this thread because its summertime and most of you might be considering places to visit and maybe I can help with this simple thread. I hope that you also share about some very interesting secluded places that is very much worth visiting.

Kindly make a simple write-up about your travel details so that I can also learn from you if ever I intend to visit the place. I learn alot of things from alot of photographers, I will credit them as I go along

Again..........
PLEASE, the AIM of this thread is to showcase the beauty of our country, encourage and somehow help local tourists and istoryans alike to travel and visit the Philippines. PLEASE, refrain from posting photos without any write-up or link or even single photos unless very much needed. I hope you do understand. There are many threads that will let you showcase your talent in photography so post it there.

water waiter

[KE-25]

Dex, Love the Pictures in Vigan! And what a trip you had in Sagada, Climbing .... wheww!

[Recon25]

@theused
your pictures are just so-so but my thread isnt a critique thread... this is about travels (its alls about your pictures and a simple writeup about the place)

again, daghan kaayong thread dinha nga nagkalata about showcasing your photos that YOU yourself think is great... then didto lang nah e-post palihug.

@Ron,
murag naa ko plano balik didto Ron... and yes, Sagada is a great place