Life in the office can be quite a drag, suffocating the life out of you. Deadlines, issues, unpleasant situations… How do you deal with these?
You flee… Escape… Get away from it all even if only for a weekend…
We did just that on January 29 and 30. We went up Gulugod Baboy in Anilao Batangas. Relatively speaking Gulugod Baboy is an easy climb. It also has a spectacular 360’ view of Anilao. From there you can see the Batangas Pier. Maricaban Island, Sombrero island, Mt. Maculot, even Mindoro, Mt. Lobo and Mt. Manabo.
We specifically chose to climb this Mountain because we had a lot of first timers climbing, this being the first activity of the MSN Outdoor Group for this year. I also dragged some college friends along, namely: Aldous, Tuesday, and Conch. 21 people in all.
The tail of the group…That’s me, the proverbial sweeper.
One might ask why we climb mountains… Why suffer under the heat of the sun, risking injury, and lugging on your back an insane amount of stuff (My pack was around 50 lbs.) when you can instead just go stay in a resort where you have all the amenities you want. I ask my self that every time. I guess we do it for the sense of achievement that you feel after conquering a peak, not to mention the view is quite spectacular. What do we do once we get there? We take pictures of course.
Home away from home…
This is my tent. It can accommodate 3 comfortably, and you can probably cram 5 or even 6 people inside if need be. I had it all for my self because we had 12 tents even if there were only 21 of us. As the picture shows, my tent was a complete mess just like my room
My taped left foot…
I sprained my ankle four weeks before the climb and it had not really healed yet, I had to tape it to provide support and limit the movements that could cause further injury. I had gotten very good at taping sprained ankles, aside from the usual Closed Basket weave I’ve also added heel locks and other stuff that it now looked like my ankle had a cast on it.
Dawn…
Sunrise was much awaited. You can see our campsite abuzz with life waiting for that perfect shot.
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You flee… Escape… Get away from it all even if only for a weekend…
We did just that on January 29 and 30. We went up Gulugod Baboy in Anilao Batangas. Relatively speaking Gulugod Baboy is an easy climb. It also has a spectacular 360’ view of Anilao. From there you can see the Batangas Pier. Maricaban Island, Sombrero island, Mt. Maculot, even Mindoro, Mt. Lobo and Mt. Manabo.
We specifically chose to climb this Mountain because we had a lot of first timers climbing, this being the first activity of the MSN Outdoor Group for this year. I also dragged some college friends along, namely: Aldous, Tuesday, and Conch. 21 people in all.
The tail of the group…That’s me, the proverbial sweeper.
One might ask why we climb mountains… Why suffer under the heat of the sun, risking injury, and lugging on your back an insane amount of stuff (My pack was around 50 lbs.) when you can instead just go stay in a resort where you have all the amenities you want. I ask my self that every time. I guess we do it for the sense of achievement that you feel after conquering a peak, not to mention the view is quite spectacular. What do we do once we get there? We take pictures of course.
Home away from home…
This is my tent. It can accommodate 3 comfortably, and you can probably cram 5 or even 6 people inside if need be. I had it all for my self because we had 12 tents even if there were only 21 of us. As the picture shows, my tent was a complete mess just like my room
My taped left foot…
I sprained my ankle four weeks before the climb and it had not really healed yet, I had to tape it to provide support and limit the movements that could cause further injury. I had gotten very good at taping sprained ankles, aside from the usual Closed Basket weave I’ve also added heel locks and other stuff that it now looked like my ankle had a cast on it.
Dawn…
Sunrise was much awaited. You can see our campsite abuzz with life waiting for that perfect shot.
Click Here for More Pics
waaaah... naiinggit ako. gusto ko na talagang sumama sa susunod na akyat ninyo. wag lang dun sa deadly climb na pinaplano ninyo next year, wehehehe- not even with your guarantee to get me home "alive" (read: basta humihinga) hehehe =)
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hi ganda ng mga pix nyo...
ReplyDeletepde mahingi un IT ng mount gulugod baboy?
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hi its me cathy...member of the musang mountaineers....we actually climb last dec. 21-22 in mt. gulugod..its a great climb....plis add our frindster musangmountaineers@yahoo.com.ph
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