the best of climbs, the worst of climbs: AMCI B2k9's third training climb

[ialman]

this is a tale of two mountains. the first is about my initial foray into mountaineering, where, despite having neither skills nor training, but with virginal interest and enthusiasm, i fell in love with the sport, and decided that i would like to keep returning to the mountains. the second is about my most recent climb, where, despite years of

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[miraclecello]

Bear, hitad, as in, endure :)

[ialman]

check mo pa pops. i'm sure marami pang mali yan dahil sinulat ko yan close to midnight after having a short run that left me breathless. hehe.

[miraclecello]

Well, geography is my strong suit, ha ha. The trail head is Duacan, downstream from a Kabayan village that gave its name to the river Eddet. The ranger station is in Babadak, a sitio of the Kabayan barangay of Bashoy. Ambangeg, where the park superintendent holds office, is 12 kilometres further down, across the municipal boundary in Bokod.

[ialman]

but of course i was also aware of those things. haha. i'm a nut for precision, and not just for geography, but for most facts. like i hate it when people say mount kibungan, or mount cristobal. it's the mountains around the municipality of kibungan, and mount san cristobal. anyway, that's just me. or us, for that matter.