"Mabato bes !" was the first thing that came to my mind whenever i recall my trip to Mt. Hapunang Banoi and Mt. Pamitinan. Haha literally mabato talaga sya like mas madami pa ata ang bouldering moments kesa sa trekking. But for me, those two mountains are my favorite so far. Sobrang enjoy lang and i feel like it was easier than my first hike at Mt. Sawi.
It was my second hike and it was a very challenging hike for me. First of all it was so unplanned ! Haha. I was so depressed about my final grade that time and so devastated at how bad my hair color was. So yeah. Basically I was just wearing my denim jacket, shorts and my white converse. So now can you imagine na ba, bakit naging challenging sakin ang hike na to? Haha.
We started our trek at 5:00 in the morning. I feel like we were ascending na agad kase the way was assaulted. A few trek and the path has a visible huge rocks na. The view was breathtaking! You can see enormous rocks piled against the mountains. I don't even feel any fear of heights because I'm too occupied na at how exquisite the view was. Then we reached the summit at exactly 8:38 am.
The descending part at Mt. Hapunang Banoi was easy maybe because I like it when I'm traipsing over the rocks. (well I feel like an ninja haha)
Then we ate at the Junction (an open type of kubo where there are bamboo seats and sari sari stores that offers beverages and trail foods. The junction is located at the middle part of the trail. Where Mt. Hapunang Banoi and Mt. Pamitinan's trails can be seen.) A few minutes after we finished our lunch, we headed na at Mt. Pamitinan. It was a short but difficult hike for me. Because kokonti lang talaga yung trekking part namin and the whole hike was bouldering na (rock climbing on boulders and large cliffs) It was my first time so I was so thrilled! I didn't expected it pa nga na matutuwa ako because of my fear of heights but yeah! I enjoyed it so much ! It's like an achievement for me and whenever I recall those moments, I am always overwhelmed with happiness.
12:17 pm when reach the summit of Mt. Pamitinan. That's when I feel nauseas. I just can't handle the heights. Even now, just the thought of it makes me want to vomit! (But I am working on it naman na. Little by little macoconquer ko din yang fear of heights na yan. Abangan nyo na lang guys haha)
So thats it! My super unplanned trip (as in pag katanong kung may slot pa, sakay na agad at go na agad to Rizal haha) Hope you like it guys ! Visit and experience the beauty of Mt. Hapunang Banoi and Mt. Pamitinan. Beginner ka man or Harkor (madami nang naakyat na mga mountains, easy lang ang mga minor climb, at madaming alam when it comes to mountaineering pero humble pa rin) na, it suits to everyone kering keri lang. And super affordable lang! Which reminds me...
Special thanks to Tiangala Traveller Philippines (Sir Erick) for their accommodating and super friendly service, kay ate Rhona who keeps on lifting my spirit whenever I feel tired and scared (mostly pag mag cross sa mga cliffs and holes haha), kay sir tourguide (sa Mt. Hapunang Banoi na isa rin sa super maka encourage sa akin mag pose sa cliff haha) kay Sir tourguide (na napaka galing umanggulo at mg stolen sa pag kuha ng pictures haha) at kay Sir diether na sweeper ( na nag pahiram sakin ng slippers when I couldn't walk na talaga because of my blisters sa feet) at sa lahat ng mga nakasama namin, Thank you so much po sa inyong lahat!
