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• Mountaineering


  Also called "mountain climbing", attempts to reach the high points in mountainous regions
• Philippines is an archipelago composed of thousands of big and small islands, surrounded by ocean and seas
• There are 133 registered mountaineering groups across the country today
• University of the Philippines - Pioneered the mountaineering in the Philippines in 1980

• They first climbed Mount Matutunggil in Batangas
• Hiking


  • The most essential element in mountaineering and climbing, everything starts and ends in hiking, spend most of the time in this activity
• Trekking


  • A recreational activity that combines hiking and camping, a trekker carries supplies and equipment enough to survive on the trip
• Camping


  • An outdoor activity that involves overnight stay with a tent or any shelter away from home, different from other forms of outdoor activity
• Orienteering


  • Part of the mountaineering process that involves the use of compass for correct direction, trail signs to follow through, and a map as guide, the aim is to locate and pass all signs or points to reach the desired destinations in the shortest possible time
• Styles in mountaineering

  • Alpine
  • Expedition
• Preparation in mountaineering


  • Health
  • Clothing
  • Mountaineering shoes
  • Gears
  • Food
  • Companions
  • Itinerary
• Mountaineering etiquette


  • Dispose your trash properly
  • Do not vandalize
  • Minimize noise
  • Pay respect to the locals
  • Leave everything in mountain as is
• Mountaineer's creed: 'Take nothing but picture, leave nothing but footprints and kill nothing but time'
• Most popular climbing destinations in the Philippines

  • Mount Capistrano
  • Mount Hibok-Hibok
  • Musuan Peak
  • Mount Lumot
  • Mount Dulang-dulang
  • Mount Apo
• Minor climbs


  Climbs that will take an hour to reach the summit
• Major climbs


  Climbs that can take days to reach the summit
• Mount Capistrano is an easy hike, a short trek with little technical features, a good starter mountain for newbies and a perfect hiking destination for those who want to train regularly for the next major hike
• Mount Hibok-Hibok is a popular hiking destination in Camiguin island, a permit from the DENR office in Mambajao is required, it normally takes 3-5 hours to reach the summit, the usual jump-off is Ardent Hot Springs in Mambajao, views from the summit include the nearby White Island, Bohol to the north, Eastern Mindanao to the east and the island of Siquijor to the west, the mossy crater of Camiguin's past eruption can also be seen
• Musuan Peak or Mount Musuan, also known as Mount Calayo, is an active volcano in Maramag, Bukidnon, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, it is 4.5 kilometres south of the city of Valencia, province of Bukidnon, and 81 kilometres southeast of Cagayan de Oro
• Mount Lumot, also called the "Mountain of Souls" by the local Higoanon people, is remembered as the crash site of a local carrier in the late 90s, the impact site is still preserved and some of the traces of the crash can still be seen, the mountain is covered with mosses where its name from, Lumot, you must register at the barangay hall and hire a guide before your hike
• Mount Dulang-dulang, dubbed by Filipino mountaineers as "D2" and also known as Mount Katanglad, is the highest elevation peak in the Kitanglad Mountain Range, located in the north central portion of the province of Bukidnon in the island of Mindanao, it is the second highest mountain of the Philippines at 2,941 metres (9,649 ft) above sea level, second only to Mount Apo of Davao at 2,956 m (9,698 ft) and slightly higher than Mount Pulag of Luzon, the third highest at 2,928 m (9,606 ft)
• Towering at 2954 meters above sea level, Mount Apo is the highest mountain and volcano in the Philippines, the first successful climb to Mount Apo was led by Don Joaquin Rajal, a Politico-Military Governor of Davao with Datu Manib of Sibulan as their guide, dating back to year 1880, Apo's last eruption, however, is unknown and sulfuric craters spewing toxic fumes can be found on the boulders section, on the way to the summit