A TREACHEROUS ENCOUNTER - MT. PAMITINAN, RIZAL

Mt. Pamitinan, Rizal, PH

**Nearest Sea of Clouds from Manila**

If you're on a cardio-vascular exercise, this is for you. But test first your endurance. Know how far you can go first. Knowing your capability is a must in this game.

**Don't be like me**

**5:30am**

We rode an FX (public vehicle) routed to Antipolo. They can be found under the Cubao MRT Station.

I went on a trek straight from a night shift work, it was 8:00am when we arrived at Antipolo and guess what, good thing that I did not stumble along the way. One advantage of being young. Funny part is, our guide to the mountains was the first one to give up. She was vomiting when we haven’t reached the half of th trail yet. LOL. So we sent her down the mountains instead. It was a two-hour trek. And there's a lot of people going down and up, it was traffic in the mountains that day.

**What's good about what I did**

We ate before we climbed. I packed a bottle of water. I wore a T.S. 1989 shirt with gray leggings, cheap gloves for the rocks, rubber shoes bought from a young mum, and a military green colored watch. I was far from being wounded. LOL. That’s so literary!

**The view**

It was a complete view of scattered greenery, mountains, a long river, the city from afar. And we were moving upwards, passing by and holding on rocks and trees using them as guide to treacherous slopes. Sadly, it was already late morning when we reached the peak. :(

But I spent this trek with two of my college mates. All of us had a good endurance going up straight and down for 4 hours in total so it was not a problem at all!

And of course, my body was all exhausted when I arrived in my room. Exactly what to expect when you haven’ slept at all, went to te mountains for a day hike, and eating just after arriving in the city.

I arrived at my dorm 2 hours after and still I was tired. I was, I guess, over fatigued. I only drank water, changed clothes, washed a bit, then slept until morning of Sunday.

**And I was so hungry I couldn’t go down the stairs straight**

Didn't imagine myself being hungry like that. But I stood up, shaking and really hungry, then ate and told everyone what I did the day before. To me, aside from posting on social media, everyone should also know I did something fun and exciting.

Travel thoughts?

It's always a great feeling, to share what you're doing and inspire others to do it too. Not the same way as yours, but their own way. :)

You can always take a photo with these rocks!

The bridge to Terrabithia. LOL. The bridge to the mountains!