Fun Hike at Mt. Maculot

Elevation: 947m
Ascent/Descent Dates: 02-03 April, 2011
Entry/Exit Point: Brgy. Poblacion 7, Cuenca, Batangas
Other Names: Mt. Macolod, Mt. Makulot

Satellite Map:

In Photos:

The first-time climbers

Two lovely welcome at Brgy. Poblacion Siete

The whole gang with our guides

Entrance to Mt. Maculot via Rocky Road

The lead group

The sweepers

First peak at Taal lake

How the trail path for the mountaineers was made possilble

One of our guide, sending SMS with the other group

The first ascent

Mountaineer's creed: "Basura ay linisin, para kalinisan ay purihin." - 440th AMG

Surprise! A buko-stop

Lian? Lianne? Lee Anne? (forgot her name)

Climbers refreshed at the third buko-checkpoint

Mountaineer's creed: "Ating kalikasan alagaan dahil ito ang karugtong ng ating buhay at linisin ang paligid para ito'y maging malinis." - 440th AMG

the Town at the mid-viewpoint from Mt. Maculot

Getting near the peak

Mountaineer's creed: "Ilayo ang daigdig sa global warming, magtanim ng mga puno at wag putulin." - 440th AMG

This tree is waiting for spring-time

A broader view of the houses and buildings below

The mountain to traverse towards grotto

Mountaineer's creed: "Linisin ang ating kapaligiran upang hindi magalit sa atin si inang kalikasan." - 440th AMG

Yet another surprise - a store at the summit

Setting up of tents at the summit's camp site

Planning their first round of Tanduay

Commemorative marker of PAF's adoption of Mt. Makulot

To the Rockies

A steep descend before climbing the rockies

The scenic Taal lake will put you in a daydream...

...and bring out your natural idiotic face

Other climbers now going down from the Rockies

Easy climb to the wall formations of the rockies

A more than 180-degrees view of Taal lake

Much greater view at the cliff side

The brave ones

The braver one

tapang-tapangan

Breathtaking sunset, the last time I saw a sunset from a mountain was
when I was still in 3rd year high school

Early sleeping time

While others found their fancy with some horror-story-telling time

couple it with drinking session while the cold wind blows

and of course, it's a good time to get emotional alone inside your tent :)

Glad our tents are still intact in the morning despite those heavy wind blows during the night

Preparing our morning boodle-fight

... and there was no photo, not one photo was captured during our dinner nor during the breakfast. Hungry mammals!

The whole gang minus one (the photographer)

Our TNL guides with their angry birds

*Some photos courtesy of Leo Manalaysay and Shai Palic-ad