Mt. Tibig

Mt. Tibig in Lobo Batangas

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Mt. Tibig is situated in Brgy. Banalo in Lobo, Batangas, with an estimated elevation of up to 563 meters above sea level. Before heading to jump-off point, hikers/mountaineers are required to drop-off to Lobo Municipal Police Station to register. No registration fee being collected as of now.

We chose this newly-opened mountain in Lobo Batangas to celebrate our third anniversary. Three years of enjoying outdoors - years of exploring, discovering, hard work and success.

OT Anniv Climb

Itinerary:

Day 1

0700 Assembly 7 eleven Boni Caltex
0800 ETD Batangas City
1200 ETA Lobo Proper (lunch)
1300 Buy food supplies
1400 Register Police Station
1430 ETA Jump-off (Brgy. Banalo)/Arrange Guide
1500 Start Trek
1600 Entering Grassland
1700 ETA Summit/ Sunset viewing
1800 Pitch Tent/Prepare Dinner
1930 Socials
2300 Lights out

Day 2

PNP - emergency contact number

0600 Wake-up call/ Breakfast
0700 Visit Tibig Cliff / Picture Taking
0800 Break Camp
0900 Start Descend
1015 ETA Jump-off / Siesta
1200 Lunch
1300 Wash-up
1430 ETD Manila
1800 ETA Manila

Registration Area

For PNP records "lol"

After two months of hibernating, we hit the trail again. It’s always good to be back to hiking because it offers an enduring experience that is worthwhile. After a four long hours of travel, we reached Poblacion, Lobo, Batangas - dizzy and groggy due to the zigzag road. We immediately took our packed lunch at nearby cafeteria. Afterwards, we proceeded to Poblacion Market to fill in our supplies for our hike.

heading to Brgy. Banalo

Start Trekking

Take - 5 

A Nipa hut at the middle part of the trail

From Poblacion Market, it will just take approximately 10-20 mins to reach  Brgy. Banalo. We had to enter a dead but obviously a dangerous river during rainy conditions. Upon arriving at the jump-off, we met Kuya Gabino at BSU. He let her daughter to assist us to reach the jump-off. We were greeted with a warm welcome by the  hospitable people of Brgy. Banalo. We decided not to start our trek to avoid the scorching heat of the sun.

selfie before ending the day - #selfiepamore

Pag-ibig sa Mt. Tibig

enjoying sunset

Menu for dinner - credit to Master Chef of OT (koyang)

Dinner Time/Socials

We started our trek around 4:30PM. The first part of the trail is a walk in the park followed by a slightly steep trail. A nipa hut serves as a landmark that you reached the middle part of the trail and then gives way for entry to the grassland.

After of almost two hours of trekking, the group reached the summit. We were able to enjoy the magnificent and stunning view brought by the sunset.

Good Morning Mt. Tibig

Mt. Tibig Cliff

Socials - a favorite part of every overnight climb, where everyone can share laughters and happiness. We played games such as "Hula Bira" and "Category". Some luckily won the the cheer but not the game. At the end we're all the winners as we enjoyed each other's company, celebrating our anniversary with unforgettable moments to share. Spending weekends with these kind of adventures definitely is worth relishing for - once-in-a-lifetime moments that we will surely look back come the time when we're all old and wanting for more of these.

Started the day with selfie - #selfiepamore

panoramic shot from summit campsite - southeast part of Mt. Tibig range

Mighty Mt. Halcon seen from the summit

panoramic shot from summit campsite - northwest part of Mt. Tibig range

Mt. Tibig Cliff

Rise and shine  OT - We had a chance to visit the famous part of Mt. Tibig - way down the summit campsite you will see a scenery-covered cliff, where photographers and fellow mountaineers will love to play and capture - not to mention the "selfie" lovers. Neighboring mountains can be seen, such as Mt. Banoi, Mt. Daguldol, Mt. Naguiling, Bangkalan Peak and Nagpatong Peak. Plus, the Mighty Halcon of Mindoro.

with my sweet explorer

trail tracking - distance from jump-off

Trail form jump-off to summi

neighboring mountain - Mt. Banoi

We descended around 9:30AM and successfully reached jump-off point after an hour of trekking. We were gladly invited to Ate's mini Hut to relax and enjoy the ambiance. People in this area we're very hospitable, they even offered their home to us and whatever they have to make us feel comfortable after an amazing hike - without asking anything in return. Having a community like this in every place we visit will make one wish to visit again in the near future.

Happy 3rd Ka -OT

Descending

Descending

drop-off to SM city Batangas

We left Barangay Banalo around 3:00PM and bade goodbye to kind people of this barrio.

How time flies - three years of outdoor adventure. We met a lot of people along the trail and continued learning, constantly reminding us that  you can learn what you want to learn, you just need to make sure that you never close your mind to something different - an empty cup always ready to be filled with new knowledge & experiences.

Until next time Outdoor Trippers. Happy 3rd Anniversary.

Late lunch - Early Dinner (burrp!)

Group Picture

Mt. Daguldol and Naambon Falls

Mt. Daguldol in San Juan Batangas

Our Itinerary:

Day 1

Start Trek

0330 Assembly at 7-Eleven Buendia Taft
0400 From Buendia Taft Take Bus going to Lipa
0600 At Lipa: Breakfast, rent a jeep going to Brgy. Hugom
0800 ETA Brgy. Hugom; Arrange for Guides.
0830 Start Trek - Beach Front
1100 ETA Mang Lizardo's place
1200 ETA Niyugan Campsite, Piknik Camp
1330 Start Trek going to summit
1400 ETA Summit
1500 ETD from Summit, Start Descent
1630 Back at Mang Lizardo's Place
1800 ETA Beach. Set Camp (BEACH CAMP PARTY) Sunset
1830 - Onwards (Food Preparation, Activities, Social, Swimming) BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!

Day 2

Entering Sitio Naambon

0500 Wake up call
0530 Prepare Breakfast
0600 SWIMMING NA!.. 
0900 Prepare Lunch
1100 Early Lunch
1300 Pack-up
1400 ETD Manila
1700 ETA Manila

Ascent

  Mt. Daguldol is situated in Brgy. Hugom, San Juan Batangas - boasting of its height at 670 meters above sea level.  The jump-off area is near the seaside where you can have a sidetrip, with a lot of resorts to choose rom after going down.

Established House along the trail

Breaktime (buko time)

Approaching Summit

 The first part of the trail is a seascape of the beach, then turns from moderate to gradual, passing by woodlands and light forests. There was a stop-over halfway of the trail where you can buy a fresh buko and halo-halo. All of us bought one.

As we continue our climb, we often passed through flat areas which we would assume to be the summit already.

Snacks (summit)

Descent

The best part of the trek was the rewarding and victorious feeling for reaching the top. What made our experience bizarre was the cow that welcomed us with its "MOOOOO".  We had a short time of snacks and decided to descend.

This mountain offer also a sidetrip to a falls, located at the foot of the mountain near the jump-off. “Naambon”, in its local dialect, means “drizzling”. A closer look at the physical features of the falls reveals why. The water in it drops from a huge boulder covered with a rough surface. It is not hard to imagine that during the rainy season, the surge of water in the falls would flow very fast over the rough boulder and drizzle into the surroundings.

After a quick dip, we decided to go back to our cottage and prepare for lunch. The girls took a jeepney ride all the way to resort, then the boys continued trekking. Afterwards, we rest for a while, packed our things then headed back to Manila.

Another great escape to urban life. Until our next climb...

Group Picture

Hagulgol sa Mt. Daguldol Video <------  
Budget Breakdown:

250 - Share Gasoline
150 - Share Food (Butane)
50 - Share Cottage

Manabu Peak Traverse

Manabu Peak in Sto Tomas Batangas

Our Itinerary:

Day 1

0400 assembly gate2
0500 ETA ALPS terminal-Cubao
0600 ETD to Lipa
0800 ETA Fiesta Mall Lipa Batangas, take jeep/tricycle to Sitio Talisay
0830 Reach jumpoff(Talisay) Start trek
1000 ETA water source
1100 ETA Susong dalaga, Lunch
1200 Descent
1300 Fork
1700 Malipunyo, Pitch camp
1800 Prepare dinner
1900 Dinner Socials
???? Lights out

Day2

Traversing Manabu Peak From Malipunyo

0600 wakeup call / prepare breakfast & packed lunch for Manabu
0730 breakfast
0800 exploration
0830 breakcamp
0900 descent/trek to manabu
1100 Lunch
1200 Resume trek
1530 ETA Manabu / Explore vicinity
1700 Reach Sto Thomas
1830 ETD Cubao
2000 ETA Cubao 
2100 Cogeo

Descent

 We continue our traverse to Manabu Peak from Mt. Malipunyo. Our chosen exit point is Sto Tomas, Batangas. Manabu Peak is known as a "Cofee Mountain"  because at the middle of the trail, there's a hut owned by Mang Pirying, who offers homemade "Kapeng Barako" - absolutely for free.

Dalandan (along the trail)

Pomelo (along the trail)

Atis (Aling the trail)

Group Picture (way to Manabu)

Manabu Peak (seen from the trail of traverse)

It took 6hours of trekking just to reach Manabu Peak, that's excluding the time to prepare for lunch and some occasional rest. We're thankful that we saw some fruits along the trail as it served as our trail food. A refreshing buko that quenched our thirst.

Kuya Mario (finding the trail)

Night Descent

We reached the Manabu Peak around 1730H - with no clearing for us that time. We took some picture then decided to head down to Mang Pirying's place. When we reached the hut, we feated at the Kapeng Barako that Mang Pirying's offered. We rest there for about 30 minutes, then we decided to head down  to jump-off.

Take 5

 We used the comfort room of the locals who also offer Kapeng Barako. We just paid them 20 pesos each for "ligo", then gave 500 pesos to Kuya Mario plus an additional 300 pesos and 2 Empi lights to reward him for being an awesome guide to us.

After we settled and finished packing our things, we bade our final goodbyes to Kuya Mario and to the friendly locals who opened their home for us. Then we headed back to Manila.

We took our late dinner at Chowking Cubao. It was a tiring yet memorable climb for us.. Until Next Climb!

Late Dinner 0130H (day 3)

Group Picture (Manabu Peak Summit)

Mt. Malipunyo-Manabu Traverse Video <------

Budget Breakdown:

24 - Cogeo - Cubao

130 - Cubao - Lipa
20 - Tricycle - Jump-Off
10 - Reg Fee
50 - Share Guide
80 - Share Food
20 - Tricycle to Lipa
130 - Lipa - Cubao
24 - Cubao - Cogeo
100 - Dinner (day 2)