This is my mother mountain. I said to myself that I will start hiking as a hobby and I will climb atleast 1 mountain per month. So i decided to go even I'm alone and without anyone I know. I hiked on Friday morning with my tour guide alone so there's no other people. 3 hrs of sleep, no training beforehand, no expectations, but I still survive the entire hike. I experienced the heat, the rain, mud and cold and it was one of my core memory now. Mt. Makiling made me whisper to myself "Mind Over Matter" 90% of the entire hike. Definetely will go back. Summit is not what you expect on the other peaks but I am really fascinated on the mossy forest above there. The trail it self is the summit.
Felt very hard
- 4.5 hours to the summit
- Water
- No signal
- Guide required₱1,200 per guide, per day
- Registration fee paid₱10 per person
