Mt Kalatungan Mountaineering adventure

Another Mountaineering adventure I will share to you today. This came from my mountaineering friends they share to me their experience in the mountaineering adventure in Mt. Kalatungan.

Mt Kalatungan usually called a Natural Park is located in Province of Bukidnon a 39,802 hectares and 24,802 hectares are within strict protection zone or forest and 14,000 hectares is within the buffer zone or open space. Mt Kalatungan has an elevation of 2,500-2,824 meters above sea level

It’s a great experience and a memorable one if you go to Mt Kalatungan because of its steep trail and a thick forest that has all the wild insects and plants that you will find and the freezing cold weather, I suggest you will bring a thick jacket to make your body warm. My mountaineering friends said that it is so challenging because you can’t predict the weather and the trails are too small to trek.

When they reach the summit they were overwhelmed by what they saw, the nice view that a Mt Kalatungan can offer the breathe taking clouds and sky that are so near that you can reach it..

Mountaineering adventures I will experience if I go to Mt. Kalatungan, my mountaineering friends are planning to go there because is a worth to go there the second time around.

Mt. Timpoong

When you say exploring volcano is a great mountaineering adventure I would agree to that. My experience in Mt. Canlaon is so great it’s a memorable experience. There is a place in Philippines that are surrounded by active and non active volcanoes and that place is in Camiguin Island (The Island of Fire). Camiguin is famous on its beaches, spring, mountains and especially volcanos.

Camiguin Island is also called ( The Island of Fire) because there are a lot of volcanos exist. There are also quite a number of smaller volcanic domes and parasitic cones such as Mt. Carling, Mt. Tibane and Piyakong Hill at the flanks of Mt. Hibok-Hibok, Campana Hill, Minokol Hill and the Tres Marias Hill at the flanks of Mt. Mambajao. Mt. Hibok-Hibok is an active volcano. Other volcanoes remain in active due to the agents of weathering and erosion and the formation of deep and long gullies on its slopes.

The highest peak in the island is Mt. Timpoong which rises 1,580 meters/5,184 feet ASL. Mt. Mambajao stands 1,420 meters/4,659 feet and Mt. Hibok-Hibok rises 1,240 meters/4,068 feet ASL. Not only is Mt. Mambajao the tallest, it is also the biggest volcano in the island. Because of the island's volcanic form, several hot sulfur springs and geothermal vents exists.

THIS PLACE IS PERFECT FOR MOUNTAINEERING ADVENTURES FOR MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS FROM DIFFERENT MOUNTAINEERING CLUBS. YOU CANNOT EXPECT WHATS GONNA HAPPEN WHEN YOU CLIMB TO ALL THE MOUNTAINS HERE IN CAMIGUIN ISLAND PHILIPPINES.

Mt. Naduyan

Mt. Naduyan another mountain discovery by one of my mountaineering friend from a well known mountaineering clubs here in Cebu Philippines. They say the mountain has it own beauty that a mountaineer will fall in love by its magnificent landscape with a 2560m above sea level surely you will be WOW on want you see at the top.

Mt. Naduyan Measures 2560m ASL, also the South side towering range with its suicidal cliffs and mystery you can’t be so careless on your trek. Regard to be the one of toughest mountain range in Kitanglad Natural Park according to Higaonon Tribes, KGV-Libona and White Flag Bolo Battalion Warriors. They are the locals who are guarding the mountains so it will be manipulated by uneducated people with no respect to the nature.

The Higaonon tribes believed that Mt. Naduyan is also Nabis ha Agbibilin's brother to Mt. Nanluyaw and also the sacred ground of Higaonon tribes in South side of the MKRNP.

There are a few who conquered the peaks of Mt Naduyan so if you plan to trek the mountain, just be ready of what to come in your expedition.

MOUNTAINEERS ROCK ON!

Mt. Agad-Agad

Mount Agad-Agad is a mountain Located in Iligan City, Philippines which has an estimated height 1,600 feet above sea level. It affords a full view of Iligan City by night or day, ideal for the adventurous type, climbers and mountaineers. January to March is where many mountaineers from different mountaineering clubs go to Mount Agad-Agad because it is the time that the weather is great and you will see the beautiful scenery that the mountain can offer. During the night you will see countless star and shooting stars at the top so relaxing with the cool breeze of wind that surrounds your body. With or without mountaineering experience can climb to Mount Agad-Agad, after few hours of sweat you can reach the top easily if you have the attitude of a mountaineer that so cold "never give up" and just do it!".



The first half of the trek is nothing but a walk on rolling terrain. The fun begins on the second half, when the knees meet the chin, as those "who've been there" would say. At the peak, the panoramic overlooking view of Iligan City and Mt. Malindang in Misamis Occidental right across Iligan Bay is a spectacle. But wait till evening when the city lights look like the reflection of the stars.

Mount Agad-Agad is very accessible and is good for mountain climbers and overnight campings. A small waterfall is featured on the way to the top of the mountain.

Mt Kitanglad Bukidnon

When I first heard that Mt Kitanglad is a challenging to climb for the mountain climbers because the small and slippery trail and the unpredicted weather. Here I will tell you what this mountain consist and its capable to so called the one of the favorite mountain to climb for mountaineers.


Mt. Kitanglad towers more than 2,500 meters which offers a challenge to mountain climbers. To reach it’s summit, one has to scale its ranges for five hours passing through flora and fauna of a genuine virgin forest is nice to see the forest because of its rare and plants and other animals that you usually saw in forest. At the base is Lawan Dalawangan, which is the home of the Philippine Eagle. The Kitanglad mountain range which dominates the north-central portion of the Bukidnon Plateau plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of North and Central Mindanao. Aside from being the homeland of indigenous cultural communities of Bukidnon, it is also a major watershed providing water for power generation, irrigation, and domestic use for the provinces of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental.


It’s safe to scale the mountain all year round. Access to the Province of Bukidnon is through Cagayan de Oro City. Daily plane flights from Manila and Cebu are available. From Cagayan de Oro, the park can be reached by regular public transport (jeepneys and buses) plying the Cagayan-Bukidnon routes. Three existing trails lead to the mountain summit. The first trail is located at Intavas, La Fortuna, Impasug-ong town, the second trail is at Barangay Lupiagan, Municipality of Sumilao, and the third starts at Bol-ogan, Songco and Kaatuan, Lantapan, Bukidnon.

Osmeña Peak In Cebu

While Mantalongon has been known as the vegetable kingdom of Cebu, quite a few realizes that its actually a magnificent haven for both local and foreign trekking aficionados in the country. Here mountaineers from different mountaineering clubs pass through a natural showcase of highly-varied landscape.



Osmeña Peak is the highest peak among the Mantalongon range. Behind it, the mountain ranges stretch as far as Badian to the Southwest. One can trek across the mountain ranges to get to Badian, practically cutting across the island of Cebu westward. In Badian is where you can find the famous Kawasan Falls. According to residents, Osmeña Peak is the highest peak among the Mantalongon range. The whole trek may take five hours.

Cagayan de oro white river rafting

White river rafting one of the best adventures that Cagayan de oro can offer. Adrenaline rush, fear and excitement running to your blood when you go for white river rafting. Me and my mountaineering colleagues had tried it when we went to Cagayan de oro it is easy to find
just ask the locals and they know the way..hehehe(lolz)


There are guides that are well-trained, traversing the river 100 times as whitewater raft guides before they actually become full-fledged river guides. They are also trained by the Philippine National Red Cross in First-Aid, Basic Life Support and Swiftwater Rescue. They also undergo Tourist Relations Training with the Department of Tourism and Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Office. So with that your secure..hehehe



There really is nothing quite like river rafting trip on Cagayan de Oro River. The stretch from Barangay Dansolihon to the city provides you with strikingly beautiful panoramic view of the river rocky walls, untouched vegetation and the sight of the resting haven of monkeys. It has breathtaking rapids that provides the more adventurous with thrills and challenges of rapids intervals not less than 10 – 15 minutes of each other. Cagayan de Oro river has everything that makes for a memorable experience with awesome roar and power of water cascading over rocks and boulders.


here are some videos and pics that you can enjoy watching that can catch your attention and you want to try it..

Mt. Pulag / Mt. Pulog

Mt. Pulag. Rising 9,645 feet above sea level, it covers 11,500 hectares along the Cordillera Mountain Range encompassing the province of Ifugao, Benguet and Nueva Vizcaya. The climate on Mt. Pulag is tropical with rains predominating the whole year. Rainfall on the mountain averages 4,489 mm yearly with August being the wettest month with an average rainfall of 1,135 mm.



Mt. Pulag is typically different from the rainforest mountains in the Philippines because of its open area (no trees mountain). It also has its distinct characteristics of changing color on different occasions and season. During the dry season, Mt. Pulag is brown similar to the chocolate Hills of Bohol. During the Rainy Monsoon season, it will vary from light green to rich dark green rolling plains, almost similar to a well maintained golf course. Local People believed that is was, and is a play ground of the gods.



Several Mountaineers for different mountaineering clubs have climb Mt. Pulag they say it is so cold and the place is refreshing and beautiful. climbers all over Philippines said that when you reach the summit of Mt. Pulag you will fell in love with the place because of its open area.

Mt. Talinis

Dumaguete is built on the shores of Negros Oriental beneath the reassuring presence of Mt. Talinis, the second highest peak in the Visayas next to the more famous extinct volcano, Mt. Canlaon. Dumaguete also is famous about there beaches and their mountains and it is where you will see that there are a lot of mountaineering clubs, climbers, and mountaineers spend their time in Mt. Talinis or Mt. Canlaon. According to historian Caridad Aldecoa-Rodriguez, the first recorded sighting of this part of the Philippines was by members of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi’s expedition in 1565. He had sent a frigate to check out the islands that could be seen from Bohol and they came back with stories of this lush island with dark-skinned people, hence the name "Negros".

Mt Talinis is famous because of its nice view so breathtaking, the twin lakes that you will find namely Lake Nailig and Lake Yagumyum. There are many trees you can find when you reach the forest line, and when you reach the sulfur vent the smell of sulfur so strong but you will see a nice view from the top when you reach the summit of Mt. Talinis. Many climbers from different mountaineering club had able to climb mt. Talinis but sadly I am not one of them but soon I will go there and I will show to you how great it is.

Mt. Hibok-Hibok

The only active volcano in the island of camiguin, the 1250-meter slope is a challenge even to the seasoned mountaineer, as he has to contend with loose rocks and boulders in climbing in order to reach the summit. Mount Hibok-Hibok has a crater lake at the peak and has steam outlets abound.



The peak also offers a breathtaking view of the islands of Cebu, Negros and Bohol. One of my mountaineering friends went their and he said that it is so nice and he invite me to join him next time to climb mt. hibok-hibok.