Featured Climb:
Mt. Kanlaon
October 2003
with Jun-Jun Estoce
and Reynald Deniay(guide)
I can consider our Mt. Kanlaon Climb as one of the most successful activities I ever had! Maybe 99% happened as planned...of course, due to a long period of preparation like talking to those who have been there, surfing the internet, listening to weather forecasts, reading all sorts of maps, I was very confident of our success rate from the very beginning until the end!
It was Signal No. 1 in Central Visayas when we (Junior and I) left Cebu at around 6:00 a.m. on Friday. We reached Toledo before lunch. We were very lucky because it seems that the ferry was really waiting for our arrival. It turned out that it was the last ferry allowed by the Coast Guard to travel towards San Carlos City that day because of the poor weather.
We were so hopeless upon seeing that the weather was really bad! Finally, we reached the Port of San Carlos City for the first time. We had lunch nearby and it was still raining when we rode a trisikad towards the Bus Terminal.
While on the bus, we enjoyed the scenery at the same time we prayed that the weather will return to normal. Upon arrival at the Kanlaon City Bus Terminal we immediately arranged for a habal-habal to take us to Maput-the gateway to Mt. Kanlaon...
After a short ride, the habal-habal driver told us to walk towards Mapot because the road was very muddy! We reached a chapel in Mapot before dark and we met the father of Reynald who was also a guide. We have final preparations planned at Reynald's house and I can really say that they were very hospitable.
Our plan is to start at around six in the morning the next day, reach Makawiwili Peak, then establish campsite at the Shoulder of Mt. Kanlaon then sleep. Wake up early the next day, climb towards the summit/crater, break camp then hike towards Mananawin. Then back to Kanlaon City.
And the rest was history...
Margaha Valley(background)
Mt. Kanlaon Climb Itinerary
Day 01 (24 October 2003) Friday
6:00 am ETD to Pier 1
6:30 am ETA Pier 1 (Breakfast)
7:00 am ETD to Cebu South Bus Terminal
7:30 am ETA Cebu South Bus Terminal/ETD to Toledo City Pier
10:30 am ETA Toledo City Pier/ETD to San Carlos City Pier
12:30 nn ETA San Carlos City Pier/lunch
1:00 pm ETD to San Carlos City Bus Terminal
1:15 pm ETA San Carlos City Bus Terminal/ETD to Kanlaon City
2:15 pm ETA San Carlos City Bus Terminal/ETD to Maput
3:00 pm ETA Maput/Talk to local guides
3:30 pm ETA
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