Actually this hiking trip was planned on early November, tapi terpaksa ditunda ke 25th November 2023. For your info, right now is raining season (June-November) in Philippines. Hari kejadian trip, mendung sebelah pagi dengan hujan renyai sekejap-sekejap, sebelah petang pula hujan lebat.
Pagi tu prepared breakfast and lunch to go, lepaskan solat subuh, baru gerak daripada Alabang sekitar jam 5 pagi. Heading to Malvar first, ambik kawan then proceed to Nasugbu. Sampai dekat parking area untuk mendaki jam 8. Not much to pack sbb day trip jer. Hiking kali ni seramai 5 org dengan guide 1 org.
Ketinggian gunung adalah 811m daripada aras laut. Trail difficulty 4/9 (1-4 consider beginner friendly, base on Pinoy Mountaineer). Trail class 3 with 60-70 degrees slope. Trail was muddy in the beginning and slippery from camp 8 to 10 (rope segment). Kawasan ni mmg kena guna tangan and lutut klau org nya 'rendang' macam saya. Total ada 10 camp and 9 puncak tipu 😆 Kita akan jumpa woodland area and grassland area.
Belakang kami tu adalah summit gunung Batulao yg nak didaki
woodland area
Grassland area
Reached the summit @ camp 10 around 10.15 am dengan cuaca mendung, angin kuat. Daripada summit ni, kita boleh nampak Batangas area, Tagaytay area and Mt Talamitan. All the way of the trail, there are nipah hut selling foods and drinks. Dekat summit pun ada. Boleh lah klau nak mengopi di summit. Locals yang berjual, guna kuda untuk bawa naik keatas
Group picture 📸📸
Dalam jam 11 dah mula turun sbb mula rasa sejuk and nak elak hujan yg di forecast sebelah petang.
Gunung ni mmg lalun angin, so sepanjang trekking tu, mmg battle antara tudung bawal dengan angin, nak nak lagi klau dekat kawasan grassland. I am not into windbreaker sbb sejenis heavy sweat. Tried to pin tudung to my top, still tudung bawal ni meliar.
On the way turun, dua bahagian trail yang mencabar. 1-rope segment, sebabnye trail tue berbatu dan licin. Kalau orang belakang sliding, jarak dengan orang depan dekat, mmg berjemaah sliding tu. 2- daripada camp 1 nak ke parking, muddy and licin. Dan nasib baik i was wearing new climbing shoes yg beli 2 minggu sebelum trip ni. Kasut lama tercabut tapaknya. Allah is the best planner.
Inilah trail yang muddy tu tapi ni gambar sebelum hujan
Arrived back at parking at 12.30 pm, changed our clothes and ready to head home. Lunch dalam kereta je sbb hujan and jalan jammed teruk. Alhamdulillah the trip ended well, no injuries and Allah ease everything for us. I am so grateful to witness the creation of Allah.
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