Mt. Maculot Cuenca, Batangas Jump-off point: Brgy. Poblaction, Cuenca LLA: 13°55'15"N; 121°2'30"E; 706 MASL Days required / Hours to Rockies: Half day / 1-2 hours Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1-3 source: www.pinoymountaineer.com Para sa Iyong Kaalaman: Many Coconut trees are on the area that from a distance you can see the mountain with Curly hair. It is also said that curly-haired aborigines (Aetas) once lived in this mountain, hence it was named Maculot from "kulot", meaning curly. - http://gilas-mountaineers.webs.com A member of MFPI (Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines, Inc.) invited me to join sa Mid-year Presidential meeting last November 25-27, 2011 sa Mt. Maculot, Cuenca Batangas. Originally, it was supposed to be a 5-day event at dapat sa Mt. Makiling, Laguna but due to some internal reason nalipat sa Mt. Maculot. The primary reason why I joined ay para makasama sa Mt. Maculot at madagdag eto sa listahan ng mga bundok na naakyat ko. First time ko sumama sa mga ganitong event kaya excited at kabado kasi wala akong kilala ni isa sa mga taga MFPI at ang naginvite sa akin was a mountaineer by hobby at na met ko sa social network. So technically, hindi kami close. (Peace Sir Erwin) Maculot's Jump Off Point Ang meeting place namin was sa Jam Terminal sa Buendia-LRT station. For about 2 and a half hours and 140.00 na fare we reached Public Market ng Cuenca. Bumili na muna kami ng ready to eat na food for dinner then we hired a tricyle papuntang jump off point. (Mountaneer's Stop and Store). A registration fee of 10.00 pesos is required. We started to hike papuntang Voltaire's Camp dahil dito ang venue para sa Mid-year Presidential Meeting ng MFPI. It was just a short walk and during the short walk tatanong na ako ng mga benchmarks for climbing. First time ko din umakyat with someone na mas tenured sa akin in terms of climbing so I grabbed the opportunity to ask as many questions as possible. Dahil unang araw palang yun sa 3-day event medyo kunti palang ang andoon, Social Committee was there already to accomodate delegates and visitors like me. The feeling of being a newbie and as a visitor was painted all over my face kaya I was too hesitant to mingle with other mountaineers. Pero iba talaga ang ugali ng mga mountaneers, lahat palakaibigan. Everyone welcomed me as if I was a long lost member. First night ko was pagod dahil kakagaling ko lang from work that day at kunting inuman then natulog na kaagad ako. By the way, nakishare lang pala ako sa tent ni Sir Erwin, Apexus Tadpole Tent (in flaming Red color) wala pa ata sa mga Apexus Outlets ang model na yun. Camp Voltaire I woke up medyo late na din at paglabas ko sa tent madami na pala ang mga nagsidatingan. Medyo maingay na ang area. Maraming groups na ang nagsilagayan ng kanya kanyang banners. Ang naremember ko lang so far ay yung group ng TIP, Binagyo at MESAU since sila ang may maraming attendees that time. What caught my attention was sa isang elevated na area may nagiisang tent again in Flaming Red ang kulay at Apexus ang brand. Nung tinanong ko kung cno ang may ari, ayon.... ang owner the Apexus pala (Sir Terry Villas). Ang sabi nila, pwede kang umorder direct sa kanya with discount. Kaya pala nakaavail si Sir Erwin ng Apexus Tent at kaparehas doon kay Sir Terry dahil sa kanya sya umorder. Ang dami ko din nakilala during the entire event. Nameet ko yung mga nagretrieve sa body noong isang mountaineer sa Rizal. Yung nakaakyat na sa Mt. Everest. At ang dami ko nagather na ideas from these people which encourages me to climb more and more mountains. In terms of mga gamit naman for mountaineering, Tadpole Tent was dominant sa area kaya isasama ko na sa checklist ko yan. At dahil baguhan lang talaga ako at salamat kay Sir Erwin at mamulat ako sa maraming bagay. Rockies Sa mga susunod ko na akyat: 1. I need to bring XXL trash bag, this is not intended for trash but para eto sa Bag mo mismo. Although nagdadala ako ng trash bag evertime my climb, kay Sir Erwin ko nakita ang ibang purpose neto. He used the XXL sized trash bag para ilagay ang Back Pack nya mismo. Parang waterproofing na din since hindi naman talaga kakasya ang dalawang 70L na bags namin sa 2person na tent. 2. Trekking Pole/s. Although alam ko na ang main purpose neto pero hindi ko talaga inintindi na bumili ng pole kasi with my previous climbs hindi ako gumagamit neto. 3. Dilis for breakfast. Never tried eating one noon pero yun ang niluto namin masarap pala eto. Mt. Maculot's 7/11 version 4. Nakapagluto na din ako ng kanin... sa wakas... Well, technically binantayan ko lang naman pero hindi naman to nasunog kaya achievement ko na din to bilang hindi ako marunong magluto. 5. Empe Light. I drink occasionally and I chose light drinks lang talaga if hindi maiwasan uminom. Pero during the small talks sa ilalim ng puno habang tumatagay, I realized masarap pala ang Empe light, tamang hagud sa lalamunan ika nga pero for me kung bakit ko naenjoy ang Empe Light was that while tagayan yung mga kwento, sharing of experiences, ghost stories at mga kwentong barbero. Sa Second Day mas maraming activities. First we had Clean Up Drive and by group ang aakyat sa Summit. Sir Erwin and I joined the Binagyo group and was led by an MFPI officer. Wala masyadong trash na nakuha kami while going up. Sobrang dami kaming na meet na mountainers/hikers din. Maculot is indeed one of the best mountain to climb specially for beginners. Late afternoon til evening sunod sunod na ang mga games, since hindi ako member ng isang organization isa nalang ako sa mga nanonood sa tabi. Blogger @ Mt Maculot - Rockies' Summit Going back sa Tentville, kunting inuman ulet, kwentohan, kulitan sa ibang mga participants. It was indeed a wonderful experience and malaking pasasalamat ko kay Sir Erwin dahil ininvite nya ako at sa mga natotonan sa kanya in terms of mountaineering. By the way, hindi pa ako nakapagBMC kaya naappreciate ko patience ni Sir Erwin during the climb.
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