Mt. Batulao (February 13-14,2016)

Last February 13-14, 2016, me and the family of my boyfriend conquer MT. BATULAO. It was my first time to that mountain and also, It was my first time to experience having an overnight in the mountain.

We depart at the terminal by 3pm. We ride a bus going to Nasugbu, Batangas. It was a long ride and we arrived at Mt. Batulao by 5pm.

at the first store

First, we register and then we hired 1 tour guide to carry some of our baggage going up to the campsite. It was 7pm already when we reached the campsite. We immediately build our tent and some of us cook for our dinner. After assembling the tents and cooking, we finally have our dinner at the campsite. It’s so cold there and I can feel the cold breeze touching my skin. I did not wear jacket for me to feel the cold breeze at the mountain. It’s so relaxing whenever the cold wind blows. By 8:30pm, our family decided to sleep and turn off the lights. I’m with my boyfriend that time on the tent and I still can feel the cold breeze. I can’t get some sleep because it was my first time sleeping in the mountain, I just stare on my boyfriend peacefully sleeping until finally, I slept.

 doing our socials at the campsite

It was 5am when Ate Yas, wake us up to continue our trek to the summit. Again, the cold wind touches my skin is so very relaxing. Heading up to the summit, I could see the view from the trail and I was so amazed because of the view of the place when there’s no sun.

I was shocked when I saw ropes for rappelling because I’m not a fan of rappelling. I’m afraid but I wanna go to the summit that’s why I did it even if I’m afraid.

heading up to summit

For us to head up to the summit, we have to pass to the knife’s edge. It was like “OMG!!! DO I REALLY NEED TO CROSS HERE?” I admit, I was terrified because one wrong move, and you’ll be dead and there’s this story that comes to my mind as I cross the trail of the mountain, last 2012, there’s a girl who accidentatlly fell and died. That’s why I’m so afraid when I see the knife’s edge but with the guidance of God, I cross the knife’s edge safely.

at the knife's edge

And here we are, at the CAMP 10, the summit. And I felt like “WOW! JUST WOW! WHAT A BAEUTIFUL CREATION OF GOD” I saw how the sun shines and I see the fogs everywhere and with the cold breeze on the summit. It was very amazing seeing wonderful creation of God and only brave people can see and witness.

After picture taking and rest, we descend at the Old trail (we only ascend on the New Trail). As I go down, I am so happy, keen. And I said to myself I’ll go back to that mountain again with my friends. I forgot what time is it when we reached the registration area. Again, it was a long ride going back to Manila but it’s worth it, very worth it. We arrived at the LRT Gil puyataroung 4:30pm. And I didn’t go home yet, I stayed on the house of my second family, the Estayo family (my boyfriend’s family) and we watched our videos and photos taken from Mt. Batulao and we laughed at it.

having our lunch at the campsite

Truly indeed that experience is so spectacular. I never had such a wonderful experience like that in the mountain. Mt. Batulao 2016 experienced will be the most memorable for me. Also, it’s because it was my first time spending time with his family and it was also Valentine’s Day.