There has always been an idealistic notion attached to a mountain peak. You stand above the clouds with a commanding view of the stunning vista below. You breathe in fresh, unpolluted air, the way nature meant it to be. In those moments, you are miles away from the chaos of civilization and the filth of … Continue reading »
A friend invited a bunch of us to watch his friend’s indie band in a gig. Hanging out in a bar with beer-guzzling rockers on a Saturday night sounded cooler than doing laundry or watching Planet Earth DVDs for the fifth time so I went. The band we were supposed to be rooting for was … Continue reading »
The morning of our final day was the most relaxed I’ve ever been since we started on this craziness. The rain had stopped, the sun was up, and I was miraculously alive. What could be more amazing than that? We even took our time with breakfast, swapping life stories as we feasted on coffee and … Continue reading »
Was I glad it was morning. After spending the night not getting any sleep because of the grueling cold, I was only too happy to see sunshine. Jay and I went up to the summit for our psychic rewards after the previous day’s punishing climb. And all we saw was fog. Very thick fog. I … Continue reading »
I am way in over my head here. This is suicide. These were my cheery thoughts as I prepared for the traverse from Mt. Dulang-Dulang to Mt. Kitanglad, the country’s second and fourth highest peaks, respectively. I’ve climbed a few mountains but I still can’t consider myself a mountaineer. Whenever I try to say “I’m … Continue reading »
Good news (for me at least): I did not die on the mountains. Yay! Now that we’ve got that terrific piece of information out of the way, let me first give an update on the ‘for a cause’ part of the Dulang-Dulang-Kitanglad climb. I was able to account for P10,420 of funds raised broken down … Continue reading »
