Mt. Banahaw
Quezon Province
Major jump-off: Brgy. Kinabuhayan, Dolores
Elevation: 2158 MASL
Days required /Hours to summit: Level 2-3 days / 6-7 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail class 3
NOTE: Mt. Banahaw is still closed for climbing. For the latest news on its status, see this update on PinoyMountaineer.
BACKGROUND
Mt. Banahaw is the grandest of the Southern Tagalog mountains. Towering high over the provinces of Laguna and Quezon, its significance in religion and folklore makes it not only a physical, but also a cultural landmark. It is home to Rizalistas and other cults, some of whom believe the mountain as the "New Jerusalem". To a wider populace, it is a sacred mountain, visited every Holy Week by devotees, some of whom made it a pledge to regularly climb Banahaw. Thus it is not surprising that places in the mountain have religious names, such as "Kweba ng Dios Ama" (Cave of the God the Father) and "Kalbaryo" (Calvary). At its foot village of Kinabuhayan, all sorts of amulets, magical stones, and healing herbs are peddled, together with souvenir shirts.
Meanwhile, many residents of San Pablo City and nearby towns, especially the males, climb it as a rite of manhood or a teenage adventure. For their part, for Manila-based mountaineers it is the Level 3 climb closest to home. Aside from the challenging, 2-3 day trek, there are waterfalls, pools, and caves to explore. One famous cave is "Husgado", which is so tortuous and narrow that it is said that evil persons will not be able to come out of it.
This immense attention on Banahaw forced authorities to suspend all hiking activities in Banahaw starting 2004. Its trails have become littered with trash, to a point that being at Banahaw's peak, called Durungawan, has been likened to "being in a market". As of Nov. 2007, however, the trails have regenerated and Mt. Banahaw is very clean now. Cultists, devotees, and covertly, even mountaineers continue to climb the mountain. Locals complain that the hiking ban took away a major source of livelihood.
The status of Mt. Banahaw is still closed. For more information, see the latest posts in PinoyMountaineer including this update.
ITINERARY
(2-day Cristalino-Tatlong Tangke)
Day 1
0400 ETD Lucena-bound bus from Mania; alight at San Pablo (P124)
0630 ETA San Pablo highway, take jeep to jump-off (P400/jeep)
0700 ETA Brgy. Kinabuhayan, Dolores, Quezon
0800 Start trek. Will pass by Cristalino Falls.
0930 ETA Kweba ng Dios Ama
1200 lunch along the trail
1330 ETA tall cave (Kweba ng Espiritu Santo?)
1600 Approach Durungawan 1 (first peak); set camp below
1630 Explore peak area
1730 Retire to campsite; dinner
Day 2
0700 Explore Durungawan 2-3; beware that trails are steep
0900 start descent via Tatlong Tangke route (fork after the forest)
1130 ETA Kapatagan
1215 ETA Tatlong Tangke. You may bathe here, and have lunch.
1430 ETA Kinabuhayan; take jeep to San Pablo
1600 Back in San Pan Pablo; take bus back to Manila
SPECIAL CONCERNS
Hiking in Banahaw is currently forbidden; do not use this information to make an unofficial, illegal climb. Instead, you may explore the two other peaks of the Banahaw trilogy, namely Mt. Banahaw de Lucban and Mt. Cristobal. Both are challenging climbs, worthy of the Banahaw experience.
There are numerous religious and natural points of interest in Banahaw. This is why it is ideal to hire a guide, so that you can learn more about the mountain. If you have time, ask your guide to take you to the places of your choice.
TRIVIA
Banahaw is actually an inactive volcano; its caldera, known as 'Ilalim', is one of the views you will see at the peak. This rarely-visited caldera is part of a traverse trail from Dolores to Sariaya, passing by the Durungawan III and descending to this caldera. Parts of this traverse are said to be so beautiful that they are described as "a paradise".
The last recorded eruption was at 1721.
Locals say two lovers once climbed Mt. Banahaw to escape their parents' wrath and make love in the mountain. However, in an unfortunate event, during the act of lovemaking the man's sex organ was stuck inside his girlfriend. Desperate and fearful of embarrassment, the two lovers decided to roll over and fell into a high cliff. They were discovered dead, still in deep embrace. To this day, Banahaw remains a place of refuge for locals who engage in "pagtatanan" (lovers' escape).
At the height of its popularity in 2003, Close to a thousand people climbed Mt. Banahaw during Holy Week. Coke and Sprite, in cans, were sold at the peak for P50. A large pack of Piatos chips sold for a similar amount.
CLIMBS IN THE BANAHAW COMPLEX
Mt. Banahaw
Mt. Banahaw de Lucban
Mt. Cristobal
Tayak Hill
DOLORES WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saturday, August 18, 2007
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iv'e been to mt. banahaw..jaz last year..it was the month of september..it was so cold, but still i enjoyed it..eventhough it was raining a little bit..we reached only the first peak..wer der is a cross..our tour guide says that people around mt. banahaw and other "deboto" go there every holy week as penitensiya..and along with them is a stone or rock that represents their sins for the whole year..i wonder how big thei rock is..i want to go back there and spend a few more days..and i want to see the 2nd peak..which they say is higher..
yeah, i think there are three peaks in banahaw, named "durunguwan I, I, and III" interesting to hear about the devout bringing "stones".
If I remember it right, some kind of body of water is called Kinabuhayan? I have memories of bathing there, I think I was about 4 y/o. My lola was lifting me up and putting me under some kind of shower. I only remember the sputtering. hehehe...
I grew-up looking at that mountain from afar.
My lola always says, the one with the clouds is Banahaw, the one w/o is Cristobal to connote w/c one is evil. But I was never able to figure out which is which.
A local folktale: When the time would come that a golden flag would be erected at the peak of Mt. Banahaw, most of the towns in Laguna would be flooded, and only Nagcarlan, San Pablo (?), Liliw and Majayjay (?) and other high places would remain.
Supposed proof of this, the "matatanda" also predicted that there would be a "sampayan" in the road (electricity) and that women would wear pants someday (when the sampaloc fruit becomes straight, hehe)
many thanks for your comments! we'll incorporate them when we update the entry for mt. banahaw.
i visited kinabuhayan three weeks ago and it seems that climbing activity is back in banahaw on a limited, 'quiet', scale. in spite of bothersome rumors that NPA have returned to banahaw, locals reassure that it is very peaceful there. officially though, the ban on climbing remains.
thank you sir for the info. we're going to climb lucban de banahaw on oct 13-14, 2007. this website is very helpful. - link outdoor adventure club (www.lingkodkalikasan.multiply.com)
what's your itinerary sir on lucban de banahaw? i might do lucban de banahaw also this coming weekend!
Sir, sa october 27 to 29 kami matutuloy.
I've been in Mt. Banahaw twice. The first time was during the Holy week of 1996 as a Bantay Banahaw Volunteer. The second was in 1998, month of April. Back then, the mountain is still relatively clean, and mountaineers do a clean-up regularly. I guess the mountain had become so famous as a climbing destination, which added to its state now. I hope mountaineers of this generation would be more responsible enough to observe the Leave-No-Trace principle so as to keep the mountains pristine and always open for climbing.
sir jabe, locals of brgy. kinabuhayam tell me that the trails now are in very good condition. when banahaw reopens on Holy Week 2009, we'll see! i hope by then the climbing is regulated, like mt. pulag
mt. banahaw is such a wonderful place. my mom became its devotee since the first time she got there. so in 1996(i was 10 yrs. old by that time), my mom decided to buy a lot and move there(dolores, quezon) leaving the urban life in manila. she felt that it changed her in some ways mentally, spiritually and physically(she had heart problems before that is totally gone now which i think because of its good weather, no too much air pollution, good food and simple life). we go together in different places(pwesto) wherein we feel serenity and close connection with God. i believe that the nature itself brings me closer to God, and not just because people assumed that it is a sacred mountain. that place helped me find my inner peace through nature and made me believe that i can feel his presence in everything that he created.
to end my story, i can conclude that it is a remarkable mountain. whether you are a mountain climber or somebody who wants to boost your spirituality, this mountain might be the place you've been looking for.
i miss that place since my mom and i live here in the u.s. now, but of course we'll come back there since it is a place we considered our home.
banahaw really has a special place in the culture esp. of the tagalogs. my grandmother, in holy weeek 1969, she climbed mt. banahaw on a "panata". she brought her neighbors along. she told of mystical events, such as water suddenly disappearing from her companion who complained about the trek. "the banahaw of yesterday was really magical!" she attests.
when i first climbed banahaw in 2003, there were so many people. there was a congregation of gay men who camped in cristalino, and a fraternity had their own gathering (with lots of gin). it was a riot. but now they say that trails have regenerated, ready for the 2009 reopening.
im singing...
we'll be climbing mt. banahaw, next week. we'll be climbing mt. banahaw next week, well be climbing mt. banahaw, well be climbing mt. banahaw next week.
hi. that was an interesting tale. thanks for posting it. i was wondering if maybe you might be able to supply me with information on the amulet hunters there or any contact person regarding that. that's also an interesting side story. thanks. just email it to me at aakatigbak@up.edu.ph
bantay banahaw volunteer po ako sir yearly, sa pagkakaalam ko po hindi pa sa 2009 bubuksan sa public ang bundok instead sa summer of 2010 pa. Next year kasi is only 5th year of closure according sa mga taga PAMB.. This holy week is only year 4
to saku: sir, thanks for this clarification. so 2010 pa pala.
been to banahaw 4 times, 3 during the ban,whether you act with responsibility or not is really in your character,ban or no ban. have you seen clouds cascading like a giant waterfalls, wake up early in durungawan!
Hi guys,
Our mountaineering group would like to ascend Mt. Banahaw this summer. Do the barangay people via Dolores allow climbers? What are the restrictions?
Need help and advise.
Thanks in advance.
hi tikboy,
it is PinoyMountaineer.com policy not to encourage climbs in areas designated as "off limits" by the government (whether DENR, PHIVOLCS, or other agencies).
quite frankly, however, it is an open secret in the hiking community that these "closed" mountains can actually be climbed. you may do so, but at your own risk. i know of several groups who climbed this year, but very recently there have been reports of "activity" in the mountain; two weeks ago the brgy prevented a grp from going up for security reasons.
amid the uncertainty, your safest bet is to inquire at brgy. kinabuhayan itself -- or ask the people who climbed recently. unfortunately, dahil sarado nga, i don't have contact numbers of the brgy right now.
Hi All
Just wondering since banahaw is a sacred place. Is there someone knows in banahaw is the best faith healer?
if there is please sent an email to gerro001@yahoo.com
i appreciate your help.
thanks
Gerro
sir kagagaling ko lang po sa mt. banahaw this holyweek, may possibility po na ma-extend pa ng 5 more yrs. ang closure depende sa mapapagkasunduan ng board.. sabi kasi ng iba hindi p tuluyang nakakarecover ang bundok... madami pa rin pasaway na hikers na nakakalusot kaya hindi pa rin nauubos ang basura...
sir saku if u cud relay to the board who wud decide for the extension of closing banahaw, closing the mountain is not the answer. tatlong beses n ak lumusot dun responsible nmn ak,ngbaba pa ako ng konti basura nkita ko dun. management lng kelangan,mt.pulag is a good example, it is kept open, kept clean.
sir/mam please kahit saan tayo climb,banahaw, other mountains, close or open, be conscious about our impact on the place, especially our GARBAGE.
it is all in our interest to keep the mountain clean, open for our enjoyment, pristine for our children. i thank you bow
dude!
to all mountaineers
please dont leave your garbage in mt.Banahaw.So that we can have the oppurtunity to climb that mountain again! lets try to apply on ourselves the motto basura mo bitbit mo dampot kahit hindi sau!!! Vc2-K-11 mountaineering club jansen
2002 ko naakyat ang Banahaw.tama ang sabi ng karamihan na mamahalin mo tong bundok na to kase ramdam mo ang spiritual energy ng lugar..I prayed hard sa unang durungawan at natupad ang 2 sa tatlo kong ipinagdasal..Maraming nagtitirik ng kandila..Me lapida pa nga dun na nkalagay ang pangalang buloy..tapos me mga mhahabang buhok din akong nakita doon na iniiwan ng namamanata, tuwing mahal na araw lang nagpuputol ng buhok,siguro mangagamot yun..Me iba naman na iniiwan ang kwintas nilang suot sa buong taon na dun din binili..
Malamig sa taas kahit summer.. Marami ding nagtitinda ng kung ano2 sa summit..ang nakgulat lang sa akin eh nagluluto sa taas na ang gamit eh Gasul at nagtitda sila ng mga pagkain..wow..parang nsa karinderya ka lang..marami ding tindahan sa trail at habang pataas ng pataas eh nataas din ang presyo ng paninda kgaya ng buko at mga kakanin..astig dba..Major Climb at major Price din..hehe..Maraming Negosyo dito lalo na sa pagbebenta ng Tubig atbp..
Di ko din malilimutan ang mga narinig ko sa nagkwekwentuhang manggagamot..nkaupo ako nun sa tabi ng trail dahil pagod na pagod na ako at nakakatulog na ako sa pag papahinga ko..sabi daw eh nagagalit na ang bantay ng banahaw dahil binaboy na ng tao ang bundok..bubuga daw ito ng maraming tubig at mabubura sa mapa ang napapaligirang lugar nito kagaya ng lucena,lucban,tayabas atbpang nsa paligid nito..Marami din silang nakita sa panaginip na nagpapahiwatig na galit na ang bantay ng banahaw..Nawala ang antok ko at lumakad na ako pataas dahil naiiwan na ako ng mga kasama ko..2nd time ko lang umakyat ng bundok nung naakyat ko ito..wala pa akong alam sa minor,major atbpang wika sa pag akyat..Mamamanata sa na ako sa pag akyat every holy week sa bundok na to pero saka naman isinara ang Banahaw..hay....wala na..di ko na naakyat..maghihintay na lang ako siguro kung kelan magbubukas ang Banahaw..
At sana magkaron ng Linaw kung kelan talaga magbubukas ang banahaw..magulo at pabago-bago ang sched ng pagbubukas..
Cheers!
Hi!
may i know how I can contact a tour guide for our educational tour?
Thanks!=)
i would like to request people who are asking for additional information, or requesting advice, to introduce themselves, so i / the others sharing info will know who they are helping.
the closure of banahaw is really a confusing thing. technically by 2009 it should be opened. personally, i don't believe that closing a mountain is a solution to solving garbage and other problems. regulation is key. but understandably this is a hard thing to do esp. for banahaw.
communication between PinoyMountaineer.com and the DENR offices is achieved for individual mountains such as mt. pulag and mt. kanlaon; the PASUs inform us on changes in the mountain. later on, we'll work so that the Protected Area Office can coordinate to us directly, about changes and updates concerning mountaineers.
interesting! i wanted to go there and explore its wonder on my own, but i haven't climb any mountain. i hope to go there next year to experience Mt. Banahaw. i'll bring my friends ,too so that the climbing experience will be more exciting. i just hope we could find a good place to stay in and a good guide, too.
hi.
name's iris valera. working for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I have interviewed a professor-mountaineer back in 2006, saying he was a bantay banahaw volunteer.
i was doing an article for the lenten season that year and it was supposed to be published on april that year.
however, i didnt have the complete info for mountaineers who volunteer as bantay banahaw and jabe left a comment here saying he has been once a volunteer.
in case you know this guy, please leave his contact number on my blogsite wwww.irisvalera.blogspot.com or email me at mtamolang@inquirer.com.ph
i need to conduct more interviews for the article to be published next lenten season.
tnx a lot. hope i can join one of ur climbs.
hi saku!
whether ur a girl or a guy, can u leave ur contact number at irisvalera.blogspot.com
im iris valera and i work for the inquirer.
im actually trying to look for mountaineers who have been serving as bantay banahaw volunteer especially during lenten season.
hope u can help me out here, so by 2010, i can finally complete my article about mountaineers as bantay banahaw to be published on our pre lenten season isssue.
u can reach me at 0928-2180336 or email me at mtamolang@inquirer.com.ph
tnx a lot. hope i can join the climbers on 2010. (",)
Hi Iris,
This Vannie of Banahaw De Delores Outdoor Club. We are the one who's handling the operations for Bantay Banahaw since 1998.
I've been a volunteer since 1995. If you will be needing any assiatance regarding the Bantay Banahaw 2009, please do contact my collegue. His name is Archie and his number is 09192815679 or you can send me an e-mail at anne_tan@live.com.
Thanks.
Hi Vannie,,,
Dandy hir,,,hope u still remember me,,from valenzuela,,kasama nyo n ko dati sa operations. Stay kami lagi kina Kuya Momoy..Kelan b bubuksan ulit banahaw??
hi vannie!
thanks for your help. hopefully i can finally feature the group called Banahaw.
it's a big help you replied to my post.
nwei, i will e-mail you about it soon. at least i now know who to reach for interviews.
thanks a lot (",)
hi mam vannie, keiv po ito form uplb mountaineers... interested po sana kaming magclean-up climb po sa banahaw.. ok lang po kaya? thanx po..
i grew up in Sta. Lucia, Dolores Quezon, the barangay before Kinabuhayan and I've seen the many changes this place had undergone. i remember my childhood days when there's still no electricity, the place was really cold! You can even compare it to be colder than Baguio City! There are only few houses and we residents of the barangay literally knew each other. The sects are already there. I also remember that the jeepney ride from San Pablo to Sta. Lucia will take you 1.5 hr and to Kinabuhayn 2-2.5 hrs because of the uber rough road, byahe pa lang sakripisyo na dahil sa sobrang lubak.
There's a custom in Banahaw wherein the elders say that the proper way to climb the mountain is to start at Sta. Lucia. First you must start at Prisintahan wherein you should write your name on the wall so the mountain will know your name, it symbolizes that you're presenting yourself to the mountain. From there I forgot what's next but I'm pretty sure na kasama yung pagpasok sa Husgado (Husgado ng Prisintahan at Husgado ng Ina ng Awa) to know if you are really qualified to climb. You should also climb first a small rocky hill called Sanatos Kalbaryo, a hill similar to the rockies of maculot but with uber sharp rocks especially when it is hot. Last thing you should do is to bathe in Sta. Lucia River (the river with 300 steps stairs) to cleanse you of any sins. After doing these sacrifice, that's the only time anyone should proceed to Kinabuhayan. From there, you can climb the mountain either using the 3 tnagke trail or the kristalino trail. Sabi ng mga lolo ko ito yung proper way ng pagsasakripisyo sa Banahaw. Tinuturing kasi na sagrado ang Banahaw so dapat bago ito akyatin eh "malinis" ka na. I'm not aware kung kelang nagsimulang direktang akyatin ng ibang mga mountaineers ito, but basically dati ganyan ang kinalakihang naming practice every holyweek.
And Sir Gid during those times, bathing is prohibited in 3 tangke! Dati naiinom ang tubig sa 3 tangke but because ginawa ng paliguan ng mga mountaineers, dumumi na to. 3 tangke is a well, hindi umaagos, kaya naipon yung dumi na gawa ng tao duon. And 1 more thing, sana tandaan natin na bawal magsabon sa mga ilog at sa kahit na anong "Pwesto" ng Banahaw.
At ang sinisisi naming mga taga Banahaw sa pagkababoy sa bundok ay walang iba kundi ang mga Opisyal ng Dolores at past Barangay officials ng Kinabuhayan. Kinalakal nila ang bundok na which is hindi dapat. Sa ngayon naniningil pa sila ng bayad sa mga dayong deboto na hindi naman nila maipaliwanag kung saan napupunta.
sentimyento at kwento lang po ng isang lumaki sa Banahaw
ma'am chet this coming nov 29 30 climb kami ng san cristobal pag kababa diretso kami ng kinabuhayan may list of names ng grupo namin na ibibigay sa brby.personnel na ipapadala sa DENR pagbilao quezon para bigyan kami ng permit to climb ng mt.banahao saka may treeplanting and hot spot cleanup activities group namin...here's my contact 09165299877 for more info...next year end of 1st quarter expired na ang ban climbing banahao...
noli
ST_NXP
To all,
Legal Basis
Proclaimed as Mts, Banahaw- San Cristobal National Park under Proclamation No. 716 dated May 21, 1941. As initial components of the NIPAS, it was declared Mts. Banahaw- San Cristobal Protected Landscape on June 25, 2003 under Presidential Proclamation No. 411.
Isa rin kaya pinasarado ng DENR nung 2004
noli
chet, your vivid reminiscences of banahaw would really tell and teach us how time changes a lot of things; perhaps of late it has been for the worse as far as banahaw is concerned; hopefully it will be for the better in the future.
my grandmother told me that in 1968 she organized a climb up banahaw. until now she looks back to that adventure with nostalgia. it is as you described; the mountain is treated with reverence.
sir gid, i enjoy reading all of your articles specially here in Region IV-A (ST), it helps a lot to mountaineering community ...
!!!sir taga LB ka pala!!! longing to see/meet you sir. im from calamba...by the way
Base on philvocs mt.banahao is an active volcano.here are the list
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=114
noli
Sir gid and all,
info about mt.banahao climb and whos who planning to climb! Mt. banahao are still ban until end off year 2k8-9 as per ma'am sally pangan of DENR penro/cenro PASU MBSCPI(pagbilao).A small chat; DENR pagbilao (ma'am sally) will not issue a permit to any club/group/mountaineering community even if have climb for a cause or letter of intent(treeplanting/gen.clean-up)etc.As mention; In 2009 coming year DENR Ecosystems R&D will send a personnel same with DENR Pagbilao to survey, evaluate for feasible reopening of mt.banahao, but final evaluation and decision will come up from DENR main. Second factor is that the weather on banahao complex surroundings are bad. Finally, ma’am Sally said if we have plans this coming 2k9 summer she said “just inform my office and go on ur activities” with a smile call/text/email. Hope its true hehehehe=) See contact below and verify.
Sally M. Pangan
DENR PASU/MBSPI(pagbilao)
(042)7102815 office
0917-6129081/0910-6368024
sahlee62@yahoo.com
noli
Hi,MARION her....sana nga matuloy na ang pag open ulit na banahaw this coming year.Panata ko na kaci na umakyat dyan pag mahal na araw.1996 pa ako nag start umaakyat ng banahaw pero nandyan parin ako kahit hangang dolores lang.may masaya at nakakalungkot na karanasan.Ang pina worst ay nong magkasunog sa unang dungaw.wheww.nasunog ang tent at nawala ang mga gamit ko.Kasarapan kaci ng tulog,tapos me sumigaw ng sunog..malakas kci ang hangin kaya madaling kumalat ang apoy.solo lang kaci ako pag umaakyat kaya wala akong katulong sa pag ligpit ng mga gamit ko.Kung maiiwasan nga lang din sana ay wag nang gumamit ng pangatong para maiwasang maulit ang nangyari.
HI!
I want to ask if a lady can possibly climb Mt. Banahaw with Guides Mid-March 2009? What would the package cost normally for private tour?
I hope there would be an exemption for individual or small group.
Hi Gideon and all!
Marc here, I would like to ask if you have any climb schedule to Banahaw. Gusto ko kasi ma-experience eh! Hopefully full 2days and 3 nights para mas sulit at hindi rush and bawat area na pupuntahan natin.
Do you have any plans in April2009 or after holy week? What is the trekking cost? I had a wish kasi na wherein I promised if matupad I will go to Mt. Banahaw. My petition was heard and I want to fulfill my promise.
sana mabuksan na ang banahaw or halcon bago mg holy week 1 time ko ulit aakyat ng bundok simula ng dito me sa singapore hope so para di naman masayang bakasyon ko at reunion din kasi ng mga dati kong club member more power sa site na ito thanks im always updated bout sa mountain sa pinas!!!!!!!!!! cheers!!!!!!
Open na po kaya para sa hiking ang Mt. Banahaw?...Balak po kasi naming pumunta doon sa Apr1.
wow thanks god and to all of the people who renovate mt.banahaw at last all of as will be able to climb the peak of banahaw. ^_^
I use to climb banahaw for more than a decade during Holy week and I find it worth climbing for...Some info about the seal off of the Mt. Banahaw that it still effect 3 more years. sygovs
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:14:00 02/02/2009
Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Conservation
LUCENA CITY—With the government’s five-year closure of Mt. Banahaw about to end on March 9, the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) on Thursday decided to seal off the mountain for three more years to sustain its rehabilitation.
“It’s now official, Mount Banahaw will still be off-limits for the next three years. After that, the PAMB will again discuss the issue to decide its next course of action,” Sally Pangan, Department of Environment and Natural Resources park superintendent for Mt. Banahaw, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer Friday.
Hello to my fellow Mountaineers and Pinoy Mountaineer peeps,
last Feb 21-22 i joined Philippine Nature Outdoor Explorers in a clean up drive to Mt, Banahaw via s pecial p ermit from their local DENR office..
and so far masaya ko po na maibabalita na malaki na ang improvement ng Mt. Banahaw since the last time that i was there.. kahit medyo may mga bahid pa ng kalat at basura na makikita ay masasabi ko parin na mayroon ng malaking pagbabago na naidulot ang ng pag kakasara ng Mt. Banahaw.. nagsimula kami by following the regular IT na sinusunod ng lahat ng mga umaakyat dito, mas inagahan lang namin ng konti.. pero dahil sa may karamihan kami (28 to be exact) eh nahati ang aming grupo sa dalawa.. after passing ang Kweba ng Diyos Ama and a grueling trek up.. ang aming grupo ay unang nakarating sa summit ng mas maaga (5:30pm) at ang sumunod na grupo eh 7:30pm na nakasummit.. matiwasay at ligtas naman kaming lahat na nakarating sa tuktok ng Bundok.. the next morning we explored the summit of Mt. Banahaw, (we'll i actually re explored it) may kalat at basura mula sa tutok na kaming dinala on the way down at habang binabagtas namin ang pagbaba ng bundok via Tatlong Tangke route eh pinupulot na rin namin ang lahat ng basura at kalat na aming nadaanan.. pag dating sa Kapatagan at around 10:30am our real clean up work began! ang daming basura dito! buti na lang ang grupo na sinamahan ko ay inspired and sincere sa clean program na ginawa nila.. and so naglinis na rin ako todo! after that we proceeded in trekking down the mountain, chow and clean up sa Kinabuhayan.. and that is how my weekend ended..
this story that im sharing is just to show that there are still people who are really concern sa mga bundok na iaakyat natin.. there's still a long way to go bago talagang malinis ng husto ang Mt. Bannahaw! mountaineers and fellow adventurers alike magtulungan po tayo not just for Mt. Banahaw but for all the mountains and for all God's creation..
salamat nga pala sa "Philippine Nature Outdoor Explorers" na nagbigay sakin nag pagkakataon to do my share of cleaning up Mt. Banahaw.. at kay ka Lito na guide namin going up and down Banahaw, na sya rin nagkweto sa amin ng traverse nila ni Gideon sa Mt. Cristobal..
-Ezekiel-
sir gid,
matagal na din ako umaakyat sa banahaw tuwing holy week last year nka lusot kami sa bantay malaki na pinagbago ng mt. banahaw marami pasaway ng nag kukunwaring mountaineer walang pakundangan mag tapon ng basura.
Pilgrims, Trekkers Banned from Mounts Banahaw, San Cristobal
PUBLISHED ON March 6, 2009
http://www.pinoypress.net/2009/03/06/this-holy-week-pilgrims-are-banned-from-mounts-banahaw-san-cristobal/
Ha,Pati Cristobal?! WT...
hardcore an pasara ng bundok...dapat dito regulationlang,,,kawawa angmga tao na nkapaligid sa mga bundok dahilmaslalong nawawa an hanap buhay nila na nakabase sa mga turista...mahigpit na implementation ng batas ang kaylangan,,,say no to closure of mt banahaw for another years!!!!!
those true mountaineers always remembers the CREED...
donitz GUBAT mountaineer
hi sir ask ko lng open na ba ulit o hindi ba ang banahaw?????
to everyone: the reopening of mt. banahaw would certainly be big news and we will definitely report it in pinoymountaineer.
until that time however (2012 pa ata), banahaw is closed. we have a page that deals with closed mountains:
http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2008/03/closed-mountains-status-bulletin.html
please refer to this page for changes; i will not entertain questions regarding banahaw's status in the future since unless there's something new to report.
gud day to all pros mountainer
sir ask ko lng do i need to pay any fees pg aakyat ng mt banahaw? kung pwede po pakilagay kung magkano lahat babayaran plan ko sa this coming holy week aakyat. nid pba ng guide pg aakyat banaha?
salamat ng marami at more power sa atin lahat!!!
I climbed Mt Banahaw in 1978 and can truly say it was a beautiful experience. When it reopens I am sure it will once again be as beautiful as it was.
katatapos lang namin umakyat ng banahaw last May 17,sarap talaga sa pakiramdam.1980's pa ako simulang nakaakyat dito when i was 12 years old.deboto kasi ang mga ninuno pa namin until sa ngayon sa aming generation.kahit bata pa ako noon natatandaan ko na sagrado pa ang bundok na ito kakaunti pa lang ang mga hikers.may masalubong man kaming ibang tao sila ay mga deboto din na tulad din namin na nagpuprusisyon habang inaakyat ang bundok sa tamang procedure tulad ng sinabi ni ms.chet. maraming bawal noon at inaakyat namin ang bundok ng yapak para daw magkaron ng bakas doon,isinulat din namin ang mga pangalan namin sa kuweba ng prisintahan.maraming beses ko na napuntahan ang mt.banahaw nakakalungkot lang na sa tagal ng panahon ng pagbalik ko dito nung 1996 ay napakarumi nito at ang daming tao na hindi namamanata kundi for experience to climb the sacred mountain,.last month na pagbalik ko dito may improvement naman,nakasalubong lang namin ang ilang tao na naninirahan doon at pagdating sa ina ng awa ay may namataan kaming mga students ng UP na nag hiking dito papunta silang kalbaryo.nakakalungkot lang dahil isang araw lang kami dito dahil ang mission lang namin ay maiakyat namin ang latest generation ng aming pamilya which is mga anak-anak na namin,na kailangan silang magkaron ng bakas at maiprisinta ang kanilang mga pangalan para makilala sila ng bundok pag dating ng panahon ng paghuhukom,yan ang aming paniniwala sa banal na bundok na "bagong herusalem"
gud am mr anonymous san kayo nakakuha ng permit to go up... ilan kayo umakyat..... nakaabot ba kayo ng summit............. thanks and god bless...
gud pm .. this coming june 12,2009. almost 30 people will climb mt. banahaw..
hghghg
kamusta nlng kay lupin, galing kami dito last week lng.. medyo nagkaaberya sa permit pero na ayos din.. napntahan ang 3 peak.. thanks
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