Mt Tapulao peak. After 3 days 2 nights.. :D
When I saw the video Mayk made for our Tapulao, the memories returned. All the hardships gone replaced by the reality that we made it through the toughest mountain yet. Hey we made it!!!
River crossing nth time
Four days and three nights in the mountains (we crossed three mountains) that made our parents ground some of us for the next months or so. We thought we can make it in three days but the fact that the course made us cross a river almost 10 times, walked a minimum of 9 hours a day, endured bruises and cuts, faced the HEAT of the sun and had a little supply of food and water, all I did was thank GOD we were safe.
Relaxing
Now this is no joke.
This climb made me reach my boiling point, Almost made me cry. Almost took the best out of me. Almost drained me of the last energy reserves I had inside my body.
We had to sit to go down the 70 deg slope
But this climb showed me the best in everybody. I saw how each one in the team cared for one another. I saw how tight our bond was. I saw that through good times and bad times the team will always be there sharing your pain, sharing your sadness, sharing your sorrow and of course sharing your happiness. And these made us strong, made us move on, made us want to fight back and made us realize this was just a piece of cake.
I never had time to compose a blog out of this adventure because I never had time to digest everything. I never knew how to start. All the memories came to me like fragments. Piece by piece. Giving me at times pain, but most of it laughters.^_^
Guys let me just put some pictures of the trip. I think everybody can interpret how happy we were and how fulfilling this trip made us.
Relaxing view
Soooo clear
Rest mode
Mt. Tapulao peak
Play dead guys!
Ngeee pose
Yey!
Lunch 4th day
Six hours more.
Awesome view
Sweet wild berries
Till next time.=)
PS: Here's the link to Mayk's video. I hope he will not get mad that I linked his video here. =)
Mayk's video
Hi Mam. Congrats on your successful TapTrav! We're also planning to do a Tapulao Traverse next month. Could you recommend a local contact or guide we could get in touch with for the logistics of the climb? Did you have to rent a jeepney to get to the jump-off or is it possible to commute? Thanks in advance for the info! You can check out my blog as well: http://nagbabasangpinoy.wordpress.com/ -Tin
ReplyDeletehi! here is sir nath's number: 09159442224. he is from TMC:)
DeleteHi Mam! Thanks so much. I already got in touch with him and he's very helpful with providing information. We're still trying to figure out how we'll work out the budget since only four of us are joining so far and the rent for the elf from Mayontoc to jumpoff is P2,000. We might commute but it'll add a day to our IT. Anyway... thanks again and I hope we'll also successfully do the TapTrav like you guys did!
Deletehi nagbabasangpinoy. Our friend contacted someone from TMC who led us to Mang Arturo. The guy from TMC arranged everything. I'll try to get the number of that person and post it here for you.
ReplyDeleteJust prepare for a 4-day climb. Protection from the sun is highly recommended. Be ready to pack at least 3L of water each since there will be no water source after you cross the river. Expect to walk at least 9hours a day. the weather at night is super cold.
Sobra nakakapagod TapTrav sir, ilang araw po ung climb nyo?
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