Mt. Manalmon (San Miguel, Bulacan) – September 1-2, 2001

Height: not applicable

 

The Explorers:

 

Yamet	Troy	Alvin
Razel	Rhannie	Choy
Gerald	Nardo	Omar

 

Mt. Manalmon is said to be a part of Biak na Bato National Park. It is very uncommon to have a mountain in Bulacan since it is famous for flat lands and rice fields. As suggested by Yamet (and guided by Gerald), climbing this mountain gave us a new experience since it is our first climb in the north and points of interest is great. Assembled at Baliwag Bus terminal in Caloocan, andun n si Nardo, nauna sa lahat. Wala sa plano ang pagsama nya, kasi ayaw payag ang syota nya at may pasok siya sa IT. He and Troy talk about that he will g to work instead of the Troy so that Troy can join us. Biglang nag-backout si Xaru, sinumpong uli ng sakit ng tyan. Nasa kanya pa naman ang ibang equipment at food na binili naming kagabi. Too bad, well miss him for this climb. When Troy and others arrived, nagulat sya kc andun si Nardo at Rhannie so walang tech ngaun sa IT except for Boyet. Then Manong (I don’t know the name) offered us to ride in his Revo instead of a bus and he will take us directly to jump-off. Ayun, nakatipid kami (70 per person instead of 80 sa bus and 60 sa tricycle). On our way, nag-txt na si Boyet kay Nardo, asan na daw sya, nag-alibi na lang ma may lbm sya (totoo naman). At the jump-off, there are other group of mountaineers already in there. Then we started to ascend when somebody told us to stop and we need to register and hire a guide. Guide fee cost 500 box ( natawaran pa ng 400, wala din ang natipid sa transportation). Then we arrived to the river just right for lunch. Take a rest, swim, and take pictures. Then at about 3 pm, we continue to ascend. The trails are steep, muddy, and slippery. We arrived at the campsite in less than an hour and started pitching our tent. The rain caught us in that noon (buti n lang tapos na kaming mag-pitch, wala tuloy clearing ng sunset). The lights are off at around 10 pm (sarap sanang matulog kaso may nag-iingay pa). The other day, I wake up past five to catch the sunrise but its still a foggy morning. We descend by 9 am and passed by the cave ( I think its named Madilim n Kweba). The guys test their strength by passing across the river through the wire hanging on it (grabe, nakakapanginig). Then we take our lunch (spaghetti kasi birthday ko daw) at the small falls just near the jump off. We left there by 2 pm with Manong’s Revo as our service back to Manila (Nag-iisip na nang dahilan sila Nardo at Troy kasi may meeting sila kinabukasan).  

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