After our
outreach program in Dueg Elementary School, we immediately looked for a guide
who can bring us to Mt Damas.
Mt Damas is a
semi-major climb. The trail from Dueg to Mt Damas is not well established and
participants need to be informed first about the difficulty of the terrain
before the climb.
We started our journey around 1:30 in the afternoon after our sumptuous lunch prepared by the people of Dueg.
The first part was a steep
descent from Dueg to the first river crossing. I had to go down with my hands
touching the earth because of the steepness of the trail. The land was super
dry and loose that I slipped more than twice even if I wore the proper trekking
shoes. The heat from the sun also added to our adversary since there were very
little trees along the way.
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| View in Mt Damas |
We had to
take a break a few hundred meters before the summit because we wanted the sun to
go down before we set our camp. There were no trees in the campsite and we wanted
to fill our water containers from the last water source for cooking.
We spent the
night watching stars and pointing at shooting stars. We didn't have this in the
metro even if Tarlac is just a few hundred kilometers away from the city.
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| Ubod falls |
Our second
day was spent mostly in Ubod falls which is about 2 hours from the campsite.
The terrain was again not very friendly and actually harder. It was very steep
and dangerous. It’s good though that our guide and porters were very
accommodating and helpful. They set up the ropes when the trail was almost not
passable.
Fortunately
we did not experience thunderstorm during our stay in Mt Damas or we could have
been loaded with too much mud. The whole 2 days were sunny and bright.
I would like
to thank J for organizing this event. Truly one heck of a year-end climb!
Till next
time folks..:D
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