MT. CRISTOBAL Dolores, Quezon; San Pablo and Nagcarlan, Laguna Major jump-off: Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Dolores, Quezon LLA: 14.064° N 121.428° E, 1470 MASL (600m gain) Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 4-5 hours Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3 Source: http://www.pinoymountaineer.com ----------------------------------------------- Ang akyat pong to ay parang Halloween Special (an overnight stay), 4 days after All Soul's Day. Pinili namin ang Mt. Cristobal because of its Spooky Stories.... Mt. Crisobal or San Cristobal or mas kilalang The Devil's Mountain by many is the "Alter Ego" of Mt. Banahaw. Situated kaopposite ng Mt. Banahaw, mountain that contains a lot of positive energy, Mt. Cristobal is the opposite. Maraming Ghost Stories ang naassociate sa bundok na to at ang pinakamaskilala ay ang "Tumao". Tumao is like "BigFoot" sa western urban legend. Dolores, San Pablo City We started our trip from Jam Liner (Cubao - Near GMA Network) around 7.30am heading to San Pablo City at ang pasamahe ay 135.00. Pagdating sa San Pablo City, bumaba kami sa may Dolores. Since tatlo lang kami, hindi na kami ng rent ng jeep so we waited for a tricycle/jeep na maghahatid. Nagtanong nalang din kami sa isang pulis na na nakastation sa area kung pano makapunta dun. Sabi nya, either special na tricycle o sasakay ng Jeep na may nakalagay na Number 2 na sign. For 150.00 (good for three) hinatid kami hangang sa Simbahan ng Our Lady of Sorrow Shrine. Si manong driver nagbigay ng last parting words nya... "Magsimba muna kayo bago umakyat ha". Sa labas ng church, I paused at humingi ng guidance. Then, another tricycle offered a ride (125.00) pahatid papuntang Bgry. Kinabuhayan. Kasamaang palad hinatid kami ni Manong sa Jump off point ng Mt. Banahaw at hindi sa jump off point ng Mt. Cristobal. So kailangan namin magback track buti nalang a local guided us sa isang short cut para makapunta sa jump off point ng Cristobal (In case kayo ay mahatid sa Jump off point ng Banahaw, ang short cut ay sa may Jose Rizal Elementary School, isang maliit na trail papasok). Hindi na kami naghire ng guide since according to blogs na nabasa ko, the trail is well established na daw, good thing it was at madali lang sundan. Unang part ng trail ang medyo mabato, then a cemented pathway then the usual trail na.... maputik and all. Along the trail marami kang makikita, may orchard ng citrus, mga bulaklak until you will reach yung bahay Montelibano, last source ng water. To the left is the trail going up na. Some part ay matarik, mabato, maputik (pag natiming na umuulan tulad noong pagakyat namin). Sa loob ng forest...... breathtaking.... moss all over, ang lamig.... sarap talaga maghike sa loob comparing sa last akyat ko (Batulao and Manalmon). During pagbaba, nauna ako sa group at magisang nagtrek pababa while listening to music, ang sarap. Some pictures taken during our hike Noong malapit na kami sa crater, we met a member of Batangas Rockies at ayun, nakakwentohan na namin siya and later on we met the group at nakijoin kami sa socials. Yun ang pinakamasaya na part ng climb.... hindi ang paginom kung hindi ang mga makikilala mo during the climb.... the friendship na mabubuo. Malakas ang ulan, makapal ang fog at sobrang lamig noong gabing yun. Our tent was somewhat flooded na din pero nakatulog pa din naman kami ng maayos. Hindi man ako nakapagSummit sa akyat na to, worth it pa rin ang pagakayat ko.... this was my first overnight na akyat..... at marami akong nakilala at naging kaibigan. By the way.... para mangamoy ok naman kayo pagsakay ng Bus pauwi Manila, pwede maligo sa river sa Bgry. Kinabuhayan. Ang ginawa namin for 300 pesos, mula jump off point nagpahatid kami sa river at naghintay si Manong Driver tapos nagpahatid kami sa Highway. Tired yet Awesome climb ang Mt. Cristobal adventure ko......Before I forget, Creepy ang Mt. Cristobal? naahhh spooky stories I guess..... or baka natiming lang na wala talaga nagparamdam that time...
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Ty
9/27/2012 06:42:56 pm
Sir Melvin, were planning to re-climb Mt. Cristobal on november there is no specific date but, hoping you guys will be there too. Part of Halloween Traditon for Bagpacking! Ano nga pala group nyo sa Facebook, di ko talga kayo makita dun!
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