MT. KALISUNGANCalauan, Laguna
Jump-off point: Brgy. Lamot 2, Calauan
LLA: 14° 08.790N; 121° 20.683E; 760 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2.5-3 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-2
Article history: Created 8/14/07, last updated 01/14/13
BACKGROUND
Mt. Kalisungan In Calauan, Laguna is one of the smaller mountains in the Southern Tagalog region, but is nonetheless prominent because in many points of view, it is one of the mountains that flank the Banahaw Trilogy. Moreover, it has a special place in history as the final stand of the retreating Japanese soldiers in Laguna towards the end of World War II (1945-1946). It used to be - and still is - a mountain that has many names. Some call it Mt. Calauan or Mt. Nagcarlan after the two towns it borders; others call it Mt. Lamot because it lies in Brgy. Lamot. There is growing consensus, however, that this mountain, rising to 760 MASL, should be known as Mt. Kalisungan.
Japanese guerrillas at the twilight of World War II made Mt. Kalisungan their last stand in Laguna. Afterwards, locals erected a white cross at its peak. It has become a local Holy Week custom to climb the mountain. Throughout the year, Mt. Kalisungan receives ample rainfall, and because of its relatively rustic location, its great charm lies in its serenity. Fruit trees - from rambutan to kaimito, and of course buko - provide trail food year round, as well, but don't forget to ask permission before picking!
Verdant fields surround the slopes of Kalisungan. There are coconut trees, banana plantations, corn fields, citrus orchards, and vast grasslands leading to the summit. As one goes higher, the view becomes more distinct: directly in front of you, to the north, is Talim island with its Mt. Tagapo shaped like a young woman’s breast; you can also see Jalajala peninsula jutting into Laguna Lake like a ship, with Mt. Sembrano on its helm. Moving your eyes to east, the highlands of Caliraya appear. And once you reach the peak, you will be able to glimpse upon the seven lakes of San Pablo, flanked by Mt. Cristobal and Mt. Banahaw. Then, from a distance there is Mt. Makiling, to the west, completing the circle.
ITINERARY
0600 Board Green Star bus bound to Sta. Cruz from LRT-Buendia (P117)
0830 Alight at Victoria, Laguna (at the Duck junction). Take tricycle to Brgy. Lumot
0900 ETA Brgy. Lamot. Ask for the way up. Register at Brgy. Hall.
0915 Start trek
1200 ETA summit. It is marked with a white cross. Lunch.
1300 Start descent
1530 Back at Brgy. Lamot. Take tricycle to Victoria, Laguna
1600 Wait for Buendia or Cubao-bound buses at highway
1900 ETA Manila
PRACTICALITIES
Getting there. Two bus lines ply the Manila-Sta. Cruz route: namely Green Star with its terminal at Buendia (LRT1: Gil Puyat) and HM Transport in EDSA-Cubao (MRT3: Cubao; LRT2: Cubao). As of January 2013, the fare is around P110-120 to reach the Duck junction in Victoria, Laguna. From the Duck Junction, take a tricycle to the barangay hall of Brgy. Lamot 2 which should cost no more than 50 pesos per ride.
Registration and guides. Take note that Erais Farms is no longer a permitted jumpoff (its owners have decided to restrict entry); hikers are asked to go further down the road to Brgy. Lamot 2. No registration fee or permit is required as of January 2013; however, locals advise hikers to register first at the Brgy. Hall of Brgy. Lamot 2. The PinoyMountaineer-recommended guide for Mt. Kalisungan is Mang Bino (+639092971437). The guide fee is 400 pesos per day.
Hiking notes. Mt. Kalisungan, being used by the locals for agriculture, has many trails and it is easy to get confused. However, the general direction of the trail is SSE. Landmarks include a nipa hut, a big mango tree, and another nipa hut before reaching the grassland slopes leading to the summit. Warning: Lots of mosquitoes!
Camping notes. Overnight camping is usually done at the summit area. Winds can be strong, so make sure tents are securely pegged. Note that there are no regular water sources in Mt. Kalisungan. Cellphone signal is present throughout the trail.
Security. Contrary to some reports, Mt. Kalisungan is very safe and there have not been reports of any incidents involving hikers since 2007.
TRIVIA
Camping notes. Overnight camping is usually done at the summit area. Winds can be strong, so make sure tents are securely pegged. Note that there are no regular water sources in Mt. Kalisungan. Cellphone signal is present throughout the trail.
Security. Contrary to some reports, Mt. Kalisungan is very safe and there have not been reports of any incidents involving hikers since 2007.
MT. KALISUNGAN PICTURES
At the foothills, the trail is wide and surrounded by beautiful trees and plantation fields (2007).
Midway, you will encounter some dense foliage comprised of grasses, shrubs, and banana trees.
Along the trail with Ms. Agot Isidro and Coby Sarreal (Jan 2013)
The summit is meadowy and verdant: the winds are quite refreshing (2007).
A wooden cross used to mark the summit; it has since been replaced by a cement one (2007).
One of the best views at the peak is that of San Pablo's Seven Lakes - at least six of which are visible at the peak. In this picture, the lakes seen are Mohicap, Palakpakin, and Sampaloc (2007).
Aerial view of Mt. Kalisungan (lower right) shows its grassland peak, Mt. Atimla beside it, and the San Pablo's Seven Lakes (2011).
At the foothills, the trail is wide and surrounded by beautiful trees and plantation fields (2007).
Midway, you will encounter some dense foliage comprised of grasses, shrubs, and banana trees.
Along the trail with Ms. Agot Isidro and Coby Sarreal (Jan 2013)
The summit is meadowy and verdant: the winds are quite refreshing (2007).
A wooden cross used to mark the summit; it has since been replaced by a cement one (2007).
One of the best views at the peak is that of San Pablo's Seven Lakes - at least six of which are visible at the peak. In this picture, the lakes seen are Mohicap, Palakpakin, and Sampaloc (2007).
Aerial view of Mt. Kalisungan (lower right) shows its grassland peak, Mt. Atimla beside it, and the San Pablo's Seven Lakes (2011).
TRIVIA
The blogger first reached Mt. Kalisungan as a New Year climb in 2007 -- an accidental climb after a failed attempt to reach Mt. Tagapo from the piers of Calamba. The pictures shown are from this climb.
The blogger returned for a New Year climb in 2011, and his fresh account of the destination is narrated in Hiking matters #118.
PINOYMOUNTAINEER IN MT. KALISUNGAN
Jan 2007 (before PinoyMountaineer.com)
Jan 2011 Hiking matters #118: First climb of the year
Sep 2012 Hiking matters #287: Kalisungan revisited
Dec 2012 Hiking matters #314: Kalisungan and Mabilog
Jan 2013 Hiking matters #319: First climb of the year again
PINOYMOUNTAINEER IN MT. KALISUNGAN
Jan 2007 (before PinoyMountaineer.com)
Jan 2011 Hiking matters #118: First climb of the year
Sep 2012 Hiking matters #287: Kalisungan revisited
Dec 2012 Hiking matters #314: Kalisungan and Mabilog
Jan 2013 Hiking matters #319: First climb of the year again
198 comments:
Mt. Nagcarlan huh? wow, never heard of that...
To Gideon: Hm... I wonder who I am... hahaha!
oi gido... correction lang.. brgy lamot un.. hindi lumot. =) kaya mt. lamot.. =) hehehe! sama mo ko sa susunod! nga pala galing akong sagada 2 wks ago, enjoy! =) hahaha gege kip in touch
hey ria, hi there! indeed it's mt. lamot. can you help me add more information about mt. kalisungan? i've only up there once, and my sources are quite few re. this mountain. i'll update the entry soon. thanks!
we had a fun dayhike last feb 16 08 at kalisungan. it is a relatively easy trek, no "limatik" lipa and "teka-teka" or vines to annoy you. the view is spectacular, you'll see the other side of laguna, mt makiling and the talim island....also the lakes of san pablo as mentioned in the blog.
thanks for the update sir!
Hello Gideon,
Will it be advisable to spend a night here? It's just me and my gal pal...
Christine
hi christine...it's possible to spend the night at the summit where there are flat clearings for tents. mind the weather though :D
one of my worsest thyphoon climb
it broke my aluminum pole
so if i plan 2 camp at summit
be sure that your tent is parralel 2 da cross
(wag likod or vesti nakatapat sa cross,dapat gilid)
tornado tumira samin
kung nakuha q lang sa video kaso nakakatakot
kidlat,black cloud tornado and 100kph+ winds
no joke
paki hanap sa vidz ng multiply q
u'll c what i mean
Sir! Are there guides in Mt. Kalisungan? How much would it cost if ever? Or is the trail clear enough to hike without one..tnx!
additional question... kung may dalang kotse, meron ba sir parking area near jumpoff? thanks again!more power!
@domengzhu: wow, that must be quite an experience! your suggestions would definitely be good especially now that typhoon season's about to begin.
@anonymous: there is no organized guide service in brgy. lamot but you can ask locals to guide you. anywhere between P300-500/day is reasonable.
as for parking, you can park inside erais farms (the jumpoff). it's gated and safe. we did that last year with my pal's trooper.
hope this helps. have a nice trek guys! -gid
Sir I think they no longer allow passage through Erais. We went there last August 2008 and they pointed us to new jumpoff point, a few meters from the farm, past that giant Lamot pineapple landmark.
Taniman pa rin ata sya. Maraming banana at coconut trees. Medyo masukal saka maraming lamok na tumatagos yung kagat sa damit.
san po ang exact location ng bus station papuntang Mt. Arayat? san baba? at how much po? may clim po kami next weekend. salamat pO!
@trekster: thanks for the update on mt kalisungan!
Good day po mga Ma'am at mga Sir. :)
I would like to have more info po sana re:Mt Kalisungan po sana. My friend is suggesting for us to go back to Mt. Tarak this comiong weekend but I've been there already and I know there are still a lot of mountains to climb near Manila so I'd rather try Kalisungan then...
or if you have any more suggestions, I would appreciate wag lang po muna Mt. Cristobal, titibayan ko po munang mabuti dibdib ko bago umakyat dun... :)
Just a thought, does Mt.Kalisungan gets bloody muddy as worse as what we have had experienced just last weekend at Famy? It was so muddy at Famy last weekend. We might have broken the record of the longest trekking time from jump-off to Buruwisan! 6hrs ascending and 3hrs descending. :(:(:( such a shame! I was soooo careful not to soak my shoes with mud otherwise it will get heavier... :( Some were trekking barefooted already. I was also tempted to do so but I thought of those both small and big sharp rocks which goes unnoticed because it's also soked with mud..
Please, if anyone has climb Mt Kalisungan on rainy days kindly advise if the trail gets really muddy, even worse than Mt. Batulao. :(
Thanks,
Maruco
your experience in romelo does not happen in all mountains; romelo after all is exceptionally notorious for being muddy.
kalisungan can get slippery too, but it has a lot of grass/lowland trees to support its soil. however, the foliage gets dense esp. since not many people climb kalisungan these days.
good luck on your climb!
A friend and i climbed kalisungan last oct24.La kaming idea sa place.Kumuha lang kami ng info thru this site.We planned to camp there kaya lang sabi nung isang tindera b4 kami mgtrike my naholdup daw dun so we decided na daytrek n lang.
The trike took us to Eraes farm at dun na rin kami ngstart trek.(So pwede pa rin dun) Pede rin magstart sa Brgy lamot mismo but the trail is easier and longer accrdng to the locals.
As we were hiking my nakita kami na bata.We invited the kid ,Elmer,to accompany us.Mejo mahiyain pero nung dumaan kami sa bahay nila( his house is just along the trail) pinasama sya ng tatay nya.So my guide na kami.hehe! Hardcore si Elmer..barefooted sya the whole trek.
Established naman ang trail...walang ligaw.My isang part lang na malapit sa saginggan na dapat magturn right kayo at mejo tago at overgrown ang trail so kung dederetso instead of turning right sa brgy lamot na daw ang labas mo.after this turn, straight to the summit na..wala ng ligaw.
we descneded at 4:30 at umulan so super hirap ng trek coz maputik na madulas.di tulad sa romelo na lulubog lang ang paa mo so di ka matutumba, dun matigas ang lupa pero loose ang top soil at walang foothold so ilang beses kaming sumemplang..bale gapang mode talaga kami ng frnd ko..about 30% ng descent nakacrouch at nagslide na lg kami pababa..bale naligo kami sa putik.No choice talaga.
Good points ng bundok: Amzing view.super bait ng mga tao at di pacommercialized.Rural feel talaga.Malinis ang camp at di matao.Kaming tatlo lang nga ang tao sa peak.
gex
Thank you very much Sir Gid and Sir Gex sa informations re: kalisungan...
Maruco
@gex: thank you for sharing with us your climb. maganda talaga ang kalisungan: it is not spectacular but it is always a nice climb with nice views.
i added pictures from my kalinsungan climb last jan 2007.
Update on Kalisungan
Ride bus from cubao hm bus, facing north edsa its on left side fare is Php 127.XX to the duck junction, from the duck ride a tricycle (our fare is 100 pesos evening) walk to the cemented path until you reach a gate where something like a word "faith" with other words accompanying this word "white gate". there is a small pathway on the right of the gate walk you will see a fork turn right that's where we started the trek. Well we really don't know if this is a good path.
We met the caretaker of the land the one who owns the mini kubo, very friendly and we followed him to all the way down. The trail going down is very muddy "daanan nangkabayo" and well can be very tricky without a guide.
From Brgy Lamot1 walk left up to the fork where jeeps bound to "Bae" pass these jeeps (8pesos) are calamba/crossing. Alight at Bae and Bus bound to cubao are passing there (caution if you are going home after 7pm don't alight at "Bae" just alidght at Calamba (jeep from bae to calamba 26 pesos) where Bus Terminals are) Bus bound to cubao from calamba 90.xx
If you get lost in this mountain and see a mini kubo with water jugs stop there and wait for the caretaker. He goes there every day and "Please dont step on flat clear lands where the caretaker plant pechay and other sort of vegetables." He said some mountaineers who gets lost camps on the plants.
If you arrive in a slope where you see a view of body of water and find yourself behind high cogons and see a path going inside the cogons, that is not the right way. You will get lost there :) as the caretaker said. If you need additional info trekking Kalisungan mail me at jmazaredo at gmail dot com will be very glad to help
hi sir gid..
been to kalinsungan last wik..
the view was spectacular up there..
pro xmpre,,bago ang view,,hirap muna s trekking..
hehhe..
we wud highly suggest n b4 climbng, mg-drop by muna s brgy hall ng calauan (just across the basketball court b4 the erais farm), pra mg-paregister (pero wlang bayad), and also, pra msmahan nren un grupo nyo s erais farm to ask permission n kun pwedeng mkidaan paakyat s bundok (c kua eric po un caretaker nun farm)..
anyway,all the way to summit sir, i was thinking how come nsbi nyong 3/9 and also, nkuha nyo ng 2.5hrs paakyat well in fact, nkkhiya man sbihin pero knuha nmen ng 5.5hrs un,puro direct assault (ng ssixty-seventy dgrees) and sobrang putek ng trail, wla tlagang mkpitan n ugat, baging, or whatsoever, so kme po..puro dausdos award ang nangyari..hheheh..
and then pgdating s taas, lupet ng view, (eventhough, sampaloc,plakpakin at mohikap lan un kita from 7lakes), cgro mga 2hours lan kme bnigyan ng clearing tpos ng zero visibilty n..kz unfortunately, bnagyo kme..hehhe..
nway, pababa n po., ntumbok nmen un mdaling trail,, everybody's laughing while saying nlang n.. "ahhh..eto un cnsbi ni sir gid n 3-out-of-9..hahhah" n wrong-turn kme dun sir ah..hahhaha..dmi po kzng trail,,pasway!!heheh..
nway..
it was still a nice climb..seeing everybody in the group was making fun of each other because of being "taong putik" and inspite of the unfortunate things we've encountered,, yet,, camaraderie and stronger bond was established in this mountain..
that's all for now sir gid.,
pls. continue this site up and running and rocking!!!hehehe..
--->julie
http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2008/11/pinoymountaineer-difficulty-scale-2009.html
the difficulty scale acknowledges that mountains can be different each day, and there are factors that can "increase" the difficulty of each mountain, with the mnemonic PULAG: precipitation, unestablished trail, low temperature, animals or noxious wildlife, and gale (winds > 50 kph)
sir, akyat po kami
dito this weekend...
hahah...
from the info na nabasa ko sa mga
comments dito, mukhang challenging hanapin
ang easy trail ah... huhuhu,
me mga kasama pa namn akong first timers...
hahaha! gudluck na lang sa amin!
-cai
inakayat namin to ng gf ko. katatapos lang ng holy week 2008, andaming naiwang basura. Ok na ok ang view kita mo yung mga lakes. ok din yung trail, hindi kami naligaw. Kahit sinabi nung bantay sa Eraes farm na may hold-up, nag-camping pa din kami. =)
safe po ba sa mt. lalisungan mgclimb this coming MAY? grace
pwde po b kming mkijoin sa oder group nio
na may climb dis month???
freelance po kme??
but den we have several climbed we did?
hope to response>> thnx
Just completed this climb. Medyo malamok pala sa area dahil binabahayan ng kiti-kiti yong mga bumagsak na mga buko.
We climbed this and napagod ako hehehe maybe because it's been years since my last climb but the 360 view was awesome. Sidetrip sa Bunga Falls. Mas ok naman to sa Batulao.
arjay
safe po ba mag climb sa mt. kalisungan?, may water source din po ba dun.?, totoo po ba yung hold up jan sa mt. kalisungan...
@arjay,
Be Safe nlng po palagi.In any places naman wg tau kampante sa di natin kabisadong environment,although in Kalisungan there is no reported incidents,but we wise and active in trailing also.
If still hesitant,i suggest ask for a "guide" to accompany you up to campsite.
hapi climb!^_^
to all our mountaineer friends,
we climb kalisungan just this weekend. we started at erais farm, si erick ang sumalubong sa grupo namin, this time me registration na po na 10 per head. pero very hospitable naman sila erick and they even told us na pagbaba pwede kaming maligo sa erais for 10 pesos din per head.
nagtagal din kami paakyat dahil sa sobrang init ng panahon. we decided to take our lunch na rin sa daanan dahil according sa mga nakasalubong naming mountaineers grabe init sa summit. after lunch we resume trek this time inulan naman kami pero sobra laking tulong ng ulan yun nga lang dami ring nadulas kasi steep na yung trail.
like what the comments here says...maganda talaga ang view sa taas. sa mga photograper panalo tyak ang bawat sulok.
ingat lang lagi sa mga ligaw na trail though we tried to leave signs along the way. but on our way down naligaw na kami and we found our group na lang sa brgy lamot. ganun din sa dulas, ingat po sa mga bato na pwde nyong bagsakan.
sa me kainan sa kamalig na kami nag post climb. panalo ang kinulob na itik nila at mabait ang banca family.dito na kami nag-clean-up at 15 per head, not bad.
enjoy ur quest guys!
russel
Sir/Maam
ask ko lang po kung mga magkano budget sa climb ng Mt. Kalisungan? pag galing ka po ng QC? Saka magkano po kya bayad sa guide? thanks and more power.
mga sir/maam,
meron po ba palengke na malapit sa jump off or along the way? akyat po kami kalisungan this weekend.
thanks and more power!
PSMG
sir, pwede po pakuha ng number ni erick, sa erais? meron po bang guides sa bundok?
Thanks po kay SIR ERICK ng ERAIS FARM......thanks po LAGUNA MOUNTAINEERING CLUB....
JUNE 27-28, 2009 FUN CLIMB......thanks din po kay SIR GILBERT...ng SPiMC....ayos po un night trek...thanks din po pinoymountaineer....para po sa info...thanks po..
Sir GILBERT.....sama nyo uli kami ha...ganda po ng ID,,,thanks....DIN PO NG MARAMI KAY GOD....
According to Barangay Lamot, hindi na pwede sa Erais. They recommend passing through the adjacent trailhead at Ariola. Ask barangay officials for directions. The barangay also requests for a letter containing the list of climbers and contact information of the team leader. Sangguniang Bayan phone number: (049) 5660001.
HI TO ALL,
WE'RE GOING TO CLIMB MT KALISUNGAN DIS COMING SEPT 5-6, TANUNG KO LNG PO KUNG ILANG TENT PO KAYA ANG KASYA SA SUMMIT AND KUNG MGKNU PO ANG BUDGET BALIKAN THANKS....MORE POWER..
sir,
mms(metropolitan mountaineering society)are also climbing Mt. kalisungan dis coming sept 5-6.if you want to join just visit mms website http://www.metropolitanms.org/
Hi guys,
Question lng po, ano po sasakyan papunta ng bunga falls pag galing d2 sa mt kalisungan, were planning to climb this weekend...
Thanks for the suggestion/s, advance, hehehe..
God Bless... Happy Climbing...
Jay
they took down the cross :(
hi guyz from mt. kalisungan is it possible to sidetrip san pablo's 7 lakes...tnx
Sept 5-6, 2009, we climbed Mt. Kalisungan. First climb ko ito together with MMS group. Ang ganda although mahirap kasi sobrang putik. Gapang mode ako pababa. Salamat sa mga talahib kasi may kinapitan ako kahit puro sugat ang kamay ko. Ang ganda ng view. Sana makabalik ako ulit. Meron nga lang dun na naghuhukay nung paakyat kami. Nung tinanong ko yung bata na naghahati ng puno,sabi nya para sa paggawa ng uling. Nung pababa naman kami, nakita ko ulit yung bata at mga kasama nya, nagsusunog dun sa hukay. May puno din na hinahati dun sa lugar. Gagawin sigurong uling. Ang dami ding bumagsak na saging kasi maulan nung umakyat kami. Sana matigil yung pagsunog dun kasi nakakaapekto yun sa bundok. Kung magsusunog man sana sila, sa patag na lang. Salamat po kasi matiwasay kaming nakaakyat at nakababa. Ganda po talaga ng experience na yun. Dami kong natutunan.
Cj
Mabuti naman at safe ang climb nyo. We climbed mt Kalisungan a week ahead of you and indeed may mga mag uuling along the trail. May grupo mountaineering group din na nag climb ahead of us ayon sa katiwala sa Erais farm pero ala kami inabutan sa summit instead ang inabutan namin ay maraming buhol buhol na talahib along the trail papunta sa campsite na kasintaas lang ng normal na hakbang mo at di mapapansin dahil masyado mababa at masukal.
sa grupo na gumawa nito sana wag nyo na ulitin at di magandang biro ang ginawa nyo, buti walang napatid at nasaktan sa grupo namin...
TACI
sir,
ask ko lang po ang watersource d2? where planning to go there this week.. advice na lang po kung saan? thanks..
wla pong watersource sa taas...
Lenin-HMC
May aakyat ba ngayung weekend? nagpla2no kse kming umakyat...
Saan po kayo sir?
Lenin-HMC
Sa Mt Kalisungan po, Bale manggagaling kmi ng Manila. Ask ko lng if ok umakyat dun ngayung Sabado Oct 24? and if kung ok mag solo climb.
Thanks.
Ahm.. Kung solo ka, i suggest na wag ka ng tumuloy pero kung may makakasama ka na kahit isa o dalawa.. Pwede...
Alam ko ok naman po yata ang kalisungan ngayon...
Happy Climb sir!!
-LEnin HMC
pwede na po ba umakyat ulit ng Kalisungan?
-Brian AMG
sir BG baka nmn di na naman matuloy yan hahahaha
Ei BG, tara tara ituloy natin yung di natuloy na Valentines Climb sa Kalisungan! Hahaha.
thanks sir!
invited ako ha!
BPS
hahaha tetah mali yung post mo! refering sayo yung "thanks sir invited ako ha" para sa wedding mo. hahahaha
BPS
Tuloy kami ni Robert this Sunday.. 2 lang po kami.. If you want po sama ka.. Dayhike lang po..
- BG
Gudluck to us bry hehe
-Robert AMG
sir/maam baka po may mag babalak ng kalisungan trav baka po pede kami makisabay sa nov 28-29 2 lang po kami e2 po no ko.. -09157058136 -jeser
kagagaling lang namin dito nung sat. Dec. 5 and 6, 2009 nagbday climb ako. Sarado na sa irnais kaya sa lamot II kami dumaan. Sobrang labo na ng daan.At Ito ang climb na di ko malilimutan.
Plan namin umakyat dito ng Dec.18 to 19. Nakakalito ba yung trail? Advise naman po. Salamat!
mam sir...pano po b pumunta d2 and d po b nkakalito ung trails???
-yohang
Sarado na po ung sa irais kaya sa lamot II dadaan masmaganda kung umaga kasi malabo na ung trail at gagawa kayo ng sariling daanan. ingat na lang po sa mga aakyat.
Hi! we are planning to climb mt. kalisungan
May isang matinding question lang po ako na magtitrigger ng decision namin kung kalisungan or daguldol...
May mga limatik po ba sa kalisungan? - may nagsabi sa taas na wala, pag maaraw ,
e Kapag umulan po??? thank u so much!
and wala na raw po yung cross sa taas? sayang...
sana tanggalin din nila yung structure sa summit ng pico de loro... i dont mean to be sacreligious pero... c'mon... bakit sinementuhan ng iglesia yung summit ng pico at nagtayo ng ganon.... nakakainis...
umakyat kami dyan ng may storm warning (signal no. 2), swerte at nakapag-pitch na ng tents nung bumuhos ang ulan... pero walang limatik sa trail o sa summit... madulas lang (maputik + matarik) kaya ang suot naming grey, naging brown na pag-uwi...
Good day. we scaled Kalisungan last Jan 9 & 10, Erais farm is open just look for Kuya Erik, please bring extra pegs and guy line, specially if you're using dome type tent. Base from the care taker the address is Erais Farm, Kurba, Sto. Tomas, Caluan Laguna, thank you.
sir/ma'am,
may water source po ba dito? safe po ba mag camp sa malapit sa summit?? update nmn po...
maraming salamat po...
---Proj 6 Expedition Team
Wala pong water source sa taas. Sa summit ang camp site., fyi,
Thank you
We had a night trek going to the summit last weekend. We started at 4:30pm and arrived at the summit/campsite before 7pm. Manageable ang trail kahit walang guide though pwede kayong mawala dun sa isang fork, gaya ng nangyari sa amin. Mabuti mabait yung manong na nakatira sa kubo, tinuro sa amin ang tamang daan.
Grabe ang buong gabi last Jan 23 hanggang umaga ng Jan 24! Sobrang lakas ang hangin at ulan, parang may storm signal 2 or 3 sa summit. Two tents pitched at the summit were destroyed. OK lang kahit dome tent dala nyo, basta bring extra guy lines - sobrang helpful.
Magdala ng trekking pole kung pwede. It's very helpful when going down. matarik at maputik kasi ang daan.
-Les
Guys! pede ba ko sumama sa inyo next time? been working here in makati for almost 2yrs na.. miss ko na ung mga pinagagagwa ko dati..from Los Baños laguna ko.. 3p ko din kase ganyan eh.. ym nyo naman ko ha.. toshes22@yahoo.com ym ko. or txt me pls..09074506520. wait ko guys ha..
Mt. makiling lang kase naakyat ko eh..twice na..nakakasawa na kase alam ko na daan eh ska parang likod bahay lang namin un eh..
see yah feb 13-14. valentines climb. god bless
@sir nicolo, kyo b sir yung nsira yung tent?
galing kmi dito sir nung valentines day, muntik ng mdurog tent nmin sa lakas ng hangin parang signal no 3 yung hangin...
Jess
pwede po b nyt trek sa Kalisungan?
Opo, pwede pong magnight trek sa kalisungan, safe naman po...
Lenin-HMC
Sir Lenin, 24hrs po ba mga trike sa my Duck junction to Brgy Lamot? Mg kno po byad at my number b kyo ni Kuya Eric?
Salamat po!
combo1
@jess sir hnd po..
hnd natuloy. sa tagapo po kami natuloy ehh...
nicolo
KASAKA
Our group had a challenging, super fun and successful climb last weekend. Almost 90% of the trail are assault. You can passby at Erais Farm and look for Kuya Eric. You can also ask for a guide for a minimal fee. Night trek is also possible. Sad to see lang na sunog ang summit, it may be cause by a wild fire and sana not because of human.
The wind is strong,just bring an extra peg, if you're using Dome type tent.
Climber may also dropby at ISKARGU restaurant along the hiway after the climb. They offer a very delicious food at a very affordable price. The place is great and relaxing, you can view the summit of Mt. Kalisungan.
From Erais Farm, ride a tricyle, the fare ranges from P12-P20 per person. We really enjoyed our climb last February 27-28.
umakyat kami d2 last march 13, 10:30pm(night trek) may mga nauna na samin dun sa taas sumunod lng kaming 7, tapos bumaba sila lahat ng 14 ng umaga. nagpaiwan ang apat samin kasama ako. hanggang 15. ayun masaya. nadulas lng ako ng 3x pababa. napaka lkas ng hangin.... pero ang ganda ng view. may side trip kaming apat na natira, sa kawa kawa, batis sya. walang bayad maligo. tricycle kau 15pesos lng.
nicolo
KASAKA
good day!
may akyat kmi this april sa mt. kalisungan.
hindi po b nakakaligaw ung trail dito?
thnx. :D
@nicolo-sir maganda b sa kawa-kawa?pde nb sumakay ng tryc sa jumpoff?thanks
Jeser
-=STO=-
Went on a dayhike up Kalisungan last Sunday March 28, 2010. Erais Farms jumpoff is now closed. We had to take the trailhead at a nearby tree farm a few meters past Erais. Cross marker at the summit was taken down. The grasses are shorter as there were some traces of grass fires said to have been caused by a burner that malfunctioned, believed to have been thrown in panic and never disposed of properly.
If a group is planning to climb this mountain, can i join? dapat kasi today namin aakyatin kaya lng di ako nakasama dahil ngkasakit ako.. what footware ang dapat suotin? rubber shoes o keri na ang sandals? =) Thanks
gurlee..
09237053980
I want to know how to get here and can we have a guide for this wen we climb..? We are only 3-4 persons.. This is our first time to climb on a mountain.. Gusto rin namin maranasan ung diffrent experience this summer..hehe..:D and if pde rin po mlaman if meron mas mlapit na resort after we climb the mt. kalisungan.? thnx..
Good day po mga Sir/Ma'am. our grou is planning to hike at kalisungan this coming may 1-2. i just wanna know kung kelan at saan yung reported na holdup daw? doon ba yun sa campsite or along the brgy?...looking forward for a reply. ty!
Deadhungry Moutaineers
We'll be climbing mt.kalisungan this coming sunday april 11.. day climb only.. we're all first timers in this mountain and we're hoping that the trail wouldn't be confusing.. see you there.. keep exploring and leave no trace!!^^
boom2x - IMPROTREK
good day,
me and my friend is planning to do a dayhike at mt. kalisungan this sunday (may 2)
i hope to see some fellow mountaineer's along the trail, and if anybody wants to tag along lets just see each other in the suggested bus station in this blog (greenstar) at 5 am
mga ka hikers...hindi nadaw muna nagpapadaan sa erais farm sabi ni kuya eric...kakaakyat lang namin ng asawa ko kahapon...sa may brgy lamot ang daan. walking distance lang naman sa erais...sarap kaya!! at nakakapagtaka kasi dalawa lang kami na umakyat kahapon...considering na holiday ngaun...pero sarap!!!anyabang nung 3 bundok sa banahaw regions...cristobal,banahaw de lucban at banahaw...
sir maam info naman po kung magkanu ang fare sa from manila to kump off point?thanks po..
marc
Hello Guys,
We're planning to climb Mt. Kalisungan May 9-10...hope we could meet up fellow mountaineers. Makakahabol pa rin sa election, early am ang baba namin.
WhiteFox-Dahong Palay Mouintaineers
good day,
me and and and a fellow mountaineer with two newbies did a dayhike up mt. kalisungan yesteday (may 8, 2010) and did a side trip to bunga falls, just an update:
bus from HM transit cubao is for Php 128.78
victoria (dunk junction, masipang) trike is for 15.00 Php
the whole experience was great! with the exception of loosing by digi cam cause of my carelessness the climb was quite easy, wheather condition was good, but still so hot, umbrella is a must for everyone planning to go up kalisungan..
a littele disappointed with how the bunga falls was commercialized, trash was everywhere.. there were videoke units around ruining the whole peace and quiet experience we we're looking for, some locals we're bathing on the water itself..
i guess this is the closest that the local can get to a party place.. we here in manila have our party clubs and i guess that their version of a place to party..
i will maybe come back..
enjoy the trails..
sir&mam,
ask ko lng kung mganda b view s summit.. mgkano po bdget? pwed po sna mkahingi ng breakdown.. we're planning to climb nxt week e... tnx po
doris evangelista
hope we could have fellow mountaineers to meet tomorrow may 29. see you.
where going to climb on July 10-11 sa lahat ng gustong sumama pwede pong mag join... sa wakas makakabalik na ulit ako dito sa mt. kalisungan after 5 yrs ano na kaya ang itsura nya ngayon?
sige kita kita nalang tayo.
good luck sa lahat ng climber.
salamat
Arnel of (timog lahi)
cge
anjan din kami sa 10-11
ok un climb namin.......last July 03-04, 2010..nakilala namin si Sir. Gilbert, sa Erais Farm sila dumaan....kami sa lamot....bale un Erais Sto. Tomas na un...un sa lamot madali lang un trek....... kaysa sa Erais...sabi ni Sir Gilbert for Beginners daw un...kailang sa erais dumaan para mafeel nila un climb tsake night trek sila..
- Alex
kaka galing lang namin last july 10&11. pag akyat palang namin ay sobrang lakas na ng ulan hangang taas pero nung mag tatayo na kami ng tent ay tumigil narin ang ulan. sobrang saya ng grupo dahil binigay parin samin ang magandang panahon socials kami gang madaling araw. at sa aming pag baba ay medyo nahirapan kami ng todo kasi sobrang dulas at wala kang makapitan hindi mabilang ang dulas ko sa pag baba. ganyun pa man safe kaming lahat na nakababa. this is my 2x na nakaakyat pero lubos talaga akong nahirapan sa pag baba di gaya dati kasi hidi pa bugbog ang trail nung 6yrs ago. ingat sa lahat ng climber.
salamat
arnel of (timog lahi)
Sir / Maam ,
Ask po kung may kilala kayo na guide balak kasi namin sumunod sa first group this week end na ang schedule namin July 17-18, 2010.
Tnx,
Ruth
Hagarin Outdoor Guild
www.hagarin.blogspot.com
Sir / Maam ,
Ask po kung may kilala kayo na guide balak kasi namin sumunod sa first group this week end na ang schedule namin.
Tnx,
Ruth
Hagarin Outdoor Guild
www.hagarin.blogspot.com
i SUGGEST WAG NA KAYO MAG GUIDE JAN SAYANG LANG PERA PERO KUNG MAPERA KAYO TRY TO GET ONE.MADALI LNG TRAIL JAN.DERECHO LANG TRAIL JAN.
musta naman kaya ung trail ngayon aster ng bagyo.. advisbale ba umakyat this weekend? salamat po mga sir/mam
mga sir/mam may aakyat ba dito sa july 31?
Mga sir mam, first time ko papanik dto ngayong weekend. kaso nagka problema sa sked ko. di ako makakasama. gusto ko sanang humabol kaso mga 6pm pa ako makakaalis. kaya ba ito i-night trek? kung kaya may makukuha kaya po akong guide ng mga 9pm ng gabi. and magkano po kaya ang bayad? salamat po mga sir mam.
good day po mg sir/mam,
inquire ko lang kung pede pang dumaan sa Erais Farm? yun kasi ang alam naming trail,
thank you.
gud day! any update in this mountain? need pa po ba ng guide or well established nman po ung trail? and any other info. thanks!
You are invited to join our open climb on Sept 18-19, 2010. You can e-mail mmsopenclimbs@gmail.com or text Enzo (TL) at 09277408327 or Jason at 09275149511. First time climbers are welcome to join.
-Sieg
hi! gud day....anyone po gus2 sumama this coming fri.? (sept.10-12)climb...
nagkaroon kame ng problema dito last weekend dito dapat kame mag anniv climb nagpa register na kame sa brgy at ready to trek ng biglang may isang guide na ayaw kameng padaanin kanilang daan daw yun at dapat daw mag guide sya kaso hindi nya daw kame ihahatid hanggang summit at ang singil nya pa ay P500 (guide na hindi ka ihahatid hanggang summit) sabe namen pag uusapan muna namen tapos bigla na syang nagalit at talgang ayaw kameng padaanin sinudan pa kame sa isang iskinita at daan pa din daw nya yun.. ayon di na lang kame tumuloy at nireport namen sya sa brgy. nag night trek na lang kame ng gulugod baboy.. sana ay di na maulit ang pangyayaring yun wala mabuti naman kameng makipag usap eh..
aus un h s knya ung daan..san bnda kau nharang?..d kailngn mg guide pg s erais farm kau mg ju2mp off..
prodigy..lmt
@sir prodigy
nagtanong muna kame sa erais kung pede kaso din na daw nagpapadaan.. kya don kame tinuro sa eskinita.. ingat na lang po sa mga mag climb sana maiwasan yung nangyari samen..
ewurks - pg mountaineers
safe bang umakyat ng kalisung kung 2 lang? and mas preffer namin night trek. suggestion pls.
doctorP(4estmc)
safe naman jan
where going to climb tentatively oct 9-10..
anyone could help us.
Guides.. Fare...
san po daan..how... from manila.. or from cavite..
thank you so much...
-Kirby
Need po ng guide.. Marami po kasing ligaw.. ingat po.. Madulas din po.. enjoy and God bless..:)
wag nalang po kayo mag papaguide kay froilan ung nkatira dun sa bahay sa jump off hehe buraot eh sa kakagaling lang sa kulungan yan hehehe pramis
tama..buraot yan..kagagaling nga lang daw sa kulungan..buti nalang pinadaan kami nung kuya nya yata yun..pero umangal pa si Froilan nung una..sinaway nga sya nung kuya nya..hehehe
Sinabi lang ni Froilan samin na wag daw kumuha ng lansones sa farm nila..hindi naman talaga kami kukuha..hehe nung pauwi na kami nag-ngangawa si froilan..wag na daw kaming bumalik..ano sya hari dun?..babalik parin kami dun pero hindi na kami dadaan sa eskinita nila..hehehe
kakaakyat lang namin nung oct. 3 wala naman kaming nameet na mga tao maliban dun sa bukana at sa mga magtitinda ng buko...
babalik ulit kami sa oct. 10
guys, ingat na lang sa Mt. Kalisungan sa mga taong nanghaharass sa Erais farm. I suggest hanapin nyo na lang ang bahay ni Mio a few meters away from Erais Farm bandang right side po yon facing erais farm. Madulas, maputik, malamok at daming insekto po ang daan paakyat pero maganda ang prize ng viewing sa taas.
-PULUM Club-
Sa mga aakyat ng Mt Kalisungan, a MUST-bring: Off lotion.dami ng lamok, sobra!maski magpahinga ka lang, kakagatin ka pa rin ng lamok. Wear your arm warmer or even your leg warmers. or better yet mag long sleeves going there.
nameet ko na si mang froilan.. nakakawalang gana na tuloy umakyat sa oct. 10... babarilin lang naman daw ung mga mangunguha ng lanzones at mga bumibili ng buko sa taas... =( mt. makiling ko na nga lang dadalhin mga studyante ko para safe.
sa mga kapwa mountaineers ko.. ingat na lang tayo kapag pupunta sa Mt.Kalisungan. ibang klase rin si mang froilan, marami pa namang bundok na safe at hindi tayo kakaba kaba...
balak pa naman namen umakyat dyan this november... tpos may ganyang tao na dyan.... meron bang other way?? grabe ha, cge magsubukan kme hahahaha joke
gudpm sir/madame,
magtatanong lang po ng estimated budget for this climb, tnx po.
Hi mga sir/ma'am
may akyat po kami on the 3rd week of this month, magpapatulong lang po sana.
1. san po ba ang better jump off? (erais farm or bgy lamot)
2. regarding on the trails, may ligaw po ba?
3. on descending part, sa ascending trail din po ba ang way namin pagbaba?
4. hope mr. froilan would be hospitable this time
5. may actions na po ba ang local officials regarding kay mr. froilan?
maraming salamat po mga sir/ma'am
-kid
maraming salamat po kay sir jeser sa infos!
Hi mga Mam/Sir.
(BEWARE OF HOLD-UPER)
nov 13 2010, ng night-trek kami sa mt. kalisungan. para sumunod sa na-una naming grupo na nasa taas na. ng start trek kami 10:00pm at Brg. Lamot's Jump-off after 30 min of fast pace trekking bigla na lang kami tinutukan ng baril(hand-gun). 3 kalalakihan. limas Cellphone, Pera, Gudget nmin. tinak tak yung buong pack namin sa trail. kinuha lahat ng pde pakinabangan.
ka bad-3p kasi sa putikan pa binuhos gamit namin. di man ng latag ng tarp. hahahaha
Buti na lang tlga wala ginawang masama samin at sa mga babae nming kasama. Thanks GOD!
ayun di na kami ng push sa summit kasi iniwanan lang kami ng isang head lamp na malapit na malow-bat.
ok na na ka blotter na sa barangay eraiz.
-oniel
-eloi
-jubi
of SPi-MC(Paranaque).
hi mga sir/ma'am,
isa po kme sa grp. na umakyat eto lang po nov. 13-14.. 3 lng po kme, salamat nmn po wlang nangyari sa amin sa kbila ng mlakas na ulan & my mba2it & accomodating na group n nging kapitbahay nmin sa summit.. slamat po sa tanaka & lakwatsero grp, sana sa su2nod, mgkita2 ulit tyo..
pgba2 po nmin, balita nga nmin agad na my na2kawan na grupo.. un nga un, cla s'oniel nga cguro un.. sabi po nug isang ksbay nim pgba2, ngyon lng daw po nangyari un.. nka2lungkot nman.. sna d na maulit ung gnun..
-marose
hi sir/mam,
Sa mga aakyat ng kalisungan, suggest na dumaan muna kayo sa barangay hall para mag-pa-register at para rin masamahan kayo nang mga tanod kahit hanggang trail head para maiwasan ma-harass or maholdap sa trail... suggestion po ito nung mga locals... Kasamahan po namin yung mga na-holdap last week. ingat po.
hello sa lahat
onin from lakwatseros unltd. maam marose salamat din po nakasama namin kau...pati sa bunga falls.
kami yung batch din na nasa taas na nung nangyare yung holdup... gulat kami nung pagkababa namn eh yun agad yung nabalitaan...
delikado na talaga umakyat ng konti kau and di kau nkaregister and lalo na wla kayong mga kasamang locals..
nakakapanghinayang talaga sobra... sana di mawili yung mga yun..
sa lahat magyngat po tau lagi...
Hi sir/mam,
Ngaun lang nagkachance to visit here,
thanks Oniel, buti nagpost ka na pla dito..:)
We were informed na madami naman nagna-night trek dun so, I strongly believe na napagtripan lang kami at hindi naman talaga ito palaging nanyayari sa Kalisungan..I am still looking forward na makasummit dun in the future..
keep safe always guys! :)
Jubi
jubi,
ngek...kaw talga..di mo ko txt na aakyat kayo don. buti la nangyari sa nyo..balik kayo don...face nyo agad un fear nyo sa pagakyat kahit san man kayo pumnta meron non......bakit kc night trek kayo..its better kc day trek..kayo...lagi
sa lahat po ng aakyat ng Mt. Kalisungan...magpaguide po kayo....sa locals don sayang kc un investment ng gamit. txt nyo ako para sa guide nyo..mura lang po...kilala po namin po un guide trusted na po..uncle po cia ng kamountaineers namin sasamahan po kayo hanggang huli.. 0919-376-9596
- GILBERT united group of mountaineers
were planning on climbing mt. kalisungan this upcoming christmas vacation... first namin aakyatin 2.. hope may makasabay ^_^
sama ako, kaso u havent posted ur number, kindly contact me 0917-5566242. ilan kayo? amateur pala ako FYI. txt me. Thanks
I like to join your group na aakyat. do u have weapons? better bring 1 kasi I read the posts regarding sa naholdap dun. im an amateur climber. please contact me, 0917 867 92 67. will wait for anyone to text me. mas maganda umakyat pag week end
we will be having a dayhike at mt kalisungan this coming sunday, jan16 :)
kindly visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174446292591408
or text me @ 09173438004 for more info :)
Naakyat namin ang Mt. Kalisungan kanina around 2 pm na ata, ang lakas ng hangin at medyo maulan, pero masaya :)
umakyat kami last 15-16 lang...night trek din sana kami.hinarangf kami ng isang "adik" daw sabi ng mga tanod dun. "Kalaw" ang apelyido. ang bahay nya dun lang sa pinaka entrance nung jump off.may malaking bahay dun ng mayaman,sya ata ung caretaker.cnabi nya na critical daw ang situation ng bundok kaya hanggat maaari daw eh mag guide ang mga umaakyat.400 daw.sya daw ang maghahanap ng guide. nung tumanggi kami, sinabi ba naman nya na huwag nlang daw kami tumuloy. sa itsura nya eh parang sya ung isa sa mga nangholdap..puro tatoo at mukhang adik.mag iinga kayu sa kanya. dun kayu tumuloy kila ate connie banda run sa loob ng jump off. mag iingat na kau sa kalisungan.lalo na pag nyt trek.
@anonymous
ou nakita na nmin ung mukang adik na madaming tatoo makulkit nga un at nag kekwento ng kung ano ano suggest ko lang dun kayo kila tatay tumuloy pag aakyat kayo mabait at pag na tyempohan nyo papainumin pa kayo ng lambanog ng libre hehe :)
ngclimb din kmi jan. 16, ksbay un mga tga makati, manila, biñan., kau pla un ngcamp s brgy hall nun gabi db?? pwde malaman name nla? at fb account? tnx.
Sir,
good day po. ask lang po. ok lang ba and safe ba magnight trek sa Kalisungan. 1st time po namin aakyat sa kalisungan. baka po pwede maka-hingi ng konting info about transpo and others.
maraming thanks po...
jhay-ar
09205255163
Good Vibes!!!
we will be having a day hike on March 14, 2011, anyone wants to join us let me know.
Williamson
GE Mountaineers
9178861639
Sir Gid,
Can Kalisungan accomadate 30 climbers sa camp site?
thanks..
Mt. Kalisungan for Freedom Climb 2011! kita-kits sa summit mga sir/mam! ^_^
-PNU-MC
akyat po kmi Mt. Kalisunagn dis may 21-22, From gen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite po kmi
pde po help ngpapatulong sken ung friends ko asa mt.kalisungan cla s area 2 dw. left b or right?
mas mahirap ang pababa s Kalisungan kesa paakyat, downtrail tlga sya, 4 s amin d mklkad maayos s sobra sakit ng tuhod, hirap pala ng pinipigilan ang lakad pababa at walang mhwkan,mdlas mdulas ang tropa, pag naulan mlmang mas sobra ang hirap, take brgy lamot s halip n erais farm, from calamba P31 s jeep then P10 s tricycle, pumunta muna s brgy, wala p din bayad ngayon, jumpoff purok6 brgy lamot.
GMA Mountaineers
mga boss balak namen umakyat mt.kalisungan. may ligaw ba? kelangan pa ba ng guide?
thanks!
CGS Outdoor Club
Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite
@GMA mountaineers,
may ligaw ba sa kalisungan? kagagaling lang namen picodeloro eh nabitin kami kaya balak namen sundan ng kalisungan bago mag-pasukan..
may campsite ba sa summit?
thanks!
meet tayo minsan! monteverde lang ako. happy Climbing!
CGS Outdoor Club
GMA, Cavite
meron sir sa bagong trail
we climb last saturday 28th of may 2011 We used to jop at brgy lamut 2 sa may faith sanctuary because di na pwdede sa erais medyo may ligaw sa new trail na ito may tatlong fork paakyat na masasalubong on the way up... bbout 3 -3.5 estimated time or kung walang take 5 at ligaw same lng sa ITI 2.5 hrs to summit using erais as jop .... di kami dumaan sa trail na dinaanan namin paakyat we used the other trail going to erais pababa matatwag ba un traverse? kalisungan traverse?
mga sir,, we have a plan to climb mt kalisungan,, dis august can you please give me some ifo. about the trail tnx sir. first time q po umakyat dit.. tnx mga sir...
God Bless Mountaineer
les,
we climbed mt. kalisungan last sept. 10-11 2011. Maling trail pero lahat ng sinabi ng local na nakasalubong namin ay sinusunod namin pero in the end mali. dead end(kubo na meron ulingan). e camp sa dalandan plantation
if your facing mt. kalisungan, behind is mt. makiling, 10o'clock is Laguna de Bay. totally mali yun trail.
successful pa din in different way kahit hindi nakapagsummit. 6 hours trek up at 30 minutes descent
at yun ibang kasama namin na night trek meron guide at nagbutas pa ng trail.
thanks sa brgy secretary. sya yun contact namin at kasama ng mga night trek. he tried to locate us pero wala din.
sa aakyat ng kalisungan, better to have a guide. left turn sa gilid faith sanctuary.
hi sir Gid. we just climb Mt. Kalisungan last week end sept 17-18. registration in Brgy Lamot is free until this year. maraming trail going up kaya nagkandaligaw ligaw kami good thing may mga magsasaka na nag turo sa amin ng daan. may mga nakasabay kami na nag day hike at may kasama silang guide. 350 daw bayad nila for the whole group. maganda ang view sa taas, visible ang 7 lakes of san pablo. yun nga lng may daga na sa summit. sinira nila tent ng kasamahan ko....
good day sir gid at mga kabundukero,..itatanong ko lang po sana kung ilang tent ang kasya sa campsite ng kalisungan?mga ilang tent po ang kasya..balak po namin umakyat ngayong oct 2011,maraming salamat po!
nanggaling po ako dyan nitong nakaraang oct.23, i have learned na pwede naman palang mag jeep from duck junction **sakay lang ng jeep going sn.pablo, at sabihin sa driver na ibaba na lang sa bgy.hall ng lamot-2(10 php).
mas mura kung ikukumpara sa trike.
Hi sir Gid,
I'm Jeser from Calamba and this is my favorite mountain since it is cheap taking this as destination and not to metion that this is my mother mountain in mountaineering. I heard about the Mt. Atimla-Kalisungan traverse and I could not find any help or info in the net or other mountaineering friends and networks, do you have any info regarding the said?I'm so eager to try this traverse. Thank you in advance.
Re. security of the mountain as I heard about Froi, we inquired this to a family of locals who maintained the lower area banana and coconut farm(first leg til kubo)and they said that he was previously released from jail and he's back in his old habit as he is an addict. There's no such threat except him that can be avoided by having a local guide along your side. Also, regarding the confusing trail, if you use the one near Brgy. Lamot Hall, this could be confusing, we usually use the residence of the local I asked(mentioned above) few feet away from Erais and Froi's residences. (A closed store is the landmark).
More powers to all fellow montaineers.
Jeser -=So-Fast Mountaineers=-
guys, been there last nov12-13,2011, night trek with my group A.M.A.T.S.. (Amazing Mountaineers, Aimed and Trained to Summit), major major ligaw ang nangyari samen. I suggest to do the day hike, kasi marami talaga sya ligaw. Pagkatapos nung unang pahingaan na parang sabsaban dun, nagsimula na kami maligaw at ayun namwersa kami at gumawa ng sariling trail hehehe.. ang 2hrs na akyat ay naging 5hrs haha, later ng nakita namen yung trail (puro talahib) then we found out na inikutan lang namen ang bundok hehhe. KInaumagahan pagkababa namen, sobrang dali lang pala at one way lang ang trail, though maraming way at pwede daanan talaga.. naabutan pa kami ng ulan pagbaba (salamat hindi ganun kalakas) kaya sobrang putik at dulas din.. nung pag-akyat nga pala namen nung gabi, we felt na naengkanto ata kame, though sounds crazy pero totoo, naramdaman nameng may third eye that time kaya puro kami ligaw at paulet-ulet puro dead end.. Anyway, sarap sa summit as in sobra lamig, bitin ung soju na dala namen sa sobra lamig! MAsaya and worth it ang pagod! Sarado na nga pala yung sa farm, yung new trail ay yung sa may field of faith ang start.. (sa may pader, may nakasulat field of faith, then sa eskinitang yun, kaliwa..dun ang start) ingat sa pag-akyat mga fellow mountaineers.. \m/
greetings sa loyola mountaineering na nakasabay namin sa summit last jan.21.. ang dami pretty sa loyola =)
-kapay outdoors
Been here last week, Jan22, using the trail at the Calauan Resettlement Site 3. If you will use this trail look for Kuya Goryo as your guide.
mga sir panik po kme jan ng feb,4 2012..ask lng po kng my contact number si mang goryo..chaka wala nba si froylan jan?salamat..=)
is there a water source on the way up?
Jean
done day hike today at Mt. Kalisungan, we hired guide for P200.oo... the best way to climb this mountain is via brgy lamot- FIELD of FAITH... after regs sa barangay you can arrange guide there or kay mang ROMI care taker ng FARM ng MANUKAN(Panabung)sa gilid nung resort.. kc most climbers ay naliligaw sa dami ng horse-trail ng mga farmers or nung namumutol ng puno pra mag-uling..great view ng peak..360deg.grawngill
Greetings,
Tanong ko lng kung may water source po ba dito at malapit mo ba sa camp site?
balak po ksi namin mag overnight dito instead of dayhike possible po ba ito?
pa post narin po ng latest expense dito.
Salamat,
`Drew~
Magdala po kayo ng enough water kung magoovernight po kayo.. Wala po kasing water source sa taas.. Have a safe climb :)
i suggest po na wag umakyat sa kalisungan kapag naging maulan po in the past few days.. sobrang maputik po and sobrang dulas ng trail lalo na pag malapit na sa summit u nedd to hold on talahib pra lng makaakyat..
sir gideon, khit po ngayon na 1 week na wlang ulan npka maputik, we been there last nyt po, dun kmi dumaan sa kabilang trail, dun sa my tpat ng brgy hall ng brgy. lamot ung jump off, 1st kalsada, then ung train na maputik mgstart pagpsok nyu sa my gilid ng skul, dme din dumi ng kabayo,
Thanks lala for the info,
yes naakyat na namin to last Feb. 18 - 19, indeed sobra sobra pa dala namin tubig, karga ko sakin ang 8 liters ng tubig and per person samin may dalang 3-6 liters of water.
agreed ako sobrang putik ng trail gawa ng akyat baba ang mga kabayo dito kya bugbog ang lupa lalu na sa trail kya konting ulan lng na iipon ung tubig sa lupa tapos puro saging pa ang mga puno kya mild lng dn sumipsip ng tubig.
magandang simulation climb din to for heavy loading assault.
`Drew~
sir 1st tym namin sa kalisungan may paliguan poba at cr sa baba? tnx Alex of TLM.
Hi sir Alex, pwede po kayong maligo sa cr ng barangay hall, kaya lang po nag-iisa lang po ang CR doon. Last feb. 25 umakyat po ako with my group WP trekkers and fortunately mabait yung guide na nakuha namin (can't recall his name) sya po mismo nagoffer sa'min na pwedeng maligo sa kanila. Ang bait po nila kasi they even allow us to stay in their place and even cooked us our late lunch.. hehe.. We pay for only 20php/each para sa ligo. Binigyan na lang namin ng extra tip si kuya for accommodating our big group (approx 15 pax that time). Hope this'll help.
Enjoy your climb sir!
sir thank you very much sa info. we'll be there on march 24-25. alex oh TLM Makati.
mga sir/mam, ask ko po sana kung pano magsecure ng guide sa kalisungan. first minor climb kasi namin to kung matutuloy.. may contact number po ba kau ng brgy hall ng lamot?
mga sir/mam, ask ko sana kung paano magsecure ng guide paakyat sa Mt Kalisungan. first climb kasi namin to. May number po ba kau ng brgy hall sa Lamot?
sir, sabihin nyo na lang sa trike, na dederecho muna kayo sa brgy hall, para mag register, wala po bayad yun. tapos pwede nyo na din makuha contacts ng brgy.
pagbaba nyo po sa brgy hall ng lamot, register po kayo, wala po fee na sinisingil, usually po nakatambay lang sa waiting shed ung guide dun and ang nag guide po sa amin dati is si Kuya Tony, i think meron pang isang guide, di ko lang matandaan name. I suggest na magpaguide dito since madaming ligaw due to many locals trail. Sa bahay din kami ni Kuya Tony naligo at nagpalit ng damit.
hello just want to share my kalisungan exp.
first time ko umakyat d2 was with my gf. sa brgy hall ng lamot kami bumaba to register pero sarado ang brgy hall kaya wala kami mapagtanungan for directions. wala ding makuhang guide. pero sabi sa site na ito dun sa tapat mismo ng brgy hall may daan kaya aun lakad2 tanong2 picture2 tapos bglang boom nawala ang trail after 1 hour or 2 na akyat. akyat n lng ng akyat. good thing my mga nag uuling na nadadaanan kaya tanong2 na dn pero ubod ng tarik ng daan at madulas dn.
after quite a walk paakyat nag merge kami bgla sa totoong trail and then suddenly cogon area na aun summit na dn afterwards. nglunch na kami dun sa summit. un na ata ang pnkamasarap ng fish fillet na natikman ko sa buhay ko sa sobrang gutom at pagod haha. kapagod kasi wala kami sa trail. napakatarik eh. ewan ko ba bat bglang nawala ang trail.
nung pababa e sa totoong trail na kami dumaan and found ourselves sa isang lugar na may bahay2, malaking mangga, may tindahan. Its a place unahan ng eraiz farm but before the brgy hall of lamot.
the second time i went there e dun na kami dumaan sa area na un kasi i heard na sarado na ang jump off sa eraiz.
very muddy ang trail esp pa summit. Its either hahawak ka sa mga cogon at matusok ng mga trichomes nito or gugulong ka pababa :) magkanda tinik2 ka man pa akyat e worth naman sa gnda ng 360 view :)
walang basura sa bundok na ito. Lets keep it that way po. have a safe climb.
~jessie
lagi po bang may available na guide papunta sa Mt.Kalisungan? Me and my friends are planning to go there next month. Ilang tents po ba kasya sa summit? May ibang campsite ba aside sa summit mismo (in case masyadong malakas ang hangin)?
look for Tony Mendoza at the Brgy Hall of Lamot. hell of a guide. hndi pa kau tatagain.
Yung campsite dto lalagpasan mu p ung summit, mas mataas yung campsite kesa sa summit.. Kung kailangan nyo contact sa trike driver my contact ako very mabaet ahaha, pde p kau magpahatid sa bunga falls as sidetrip.. -kapay
Definition of SUMMIT. 1: top, apex; especially: the highest point : peak. nuff said
guys.... anyone na aakyat ngaun dito sa mt. kalisungan? this 6-7? ng april.... may plan kaming umakyat...... see you there....RODEL
Guys... Just got back from mt. kalisungan yesterday, medyo masakit pa body ko since matagal nako hindi nakapagtrek/hike but it was worth it.. Seeing all seven lakes from my home town of San Pablo, 360 view of Laguna area and as far as Taal volcano. Kuya Vino our guide was also very helpful. I definetely would recommend this climb to all laguna locals....Bok of CTEPI
Umakyat kmi dyan ng 2 daughters ko last April 9,2012,si kuya Bino guide namin na npakabait,1st time namin mkarating ng summit,kahit grabeng init dahil 1pm kmi dumating sa summit,feels like heaven,may mga nag-iwan nga lng ng basura nila sa taas,hndi man lng ibinaba ksma nila.nagkkahilig na ako ng mountain trekking.
Umakyat kmi dyan ng 2 daughters ko last April 9,2012,si kuya Bino guide namin na npakabait,1st time namin mkarating ng summit,kahit grabeng init dahil 1pm kmi dumating sa summit,feels like heaven,may mga nag-iwan nga lng ng basura nila sa taas,hndi man lng ibinaba ksma nila.nagkkahilig na ako ng mountain trekking.
Good day, magkano po ang inabot sa pamasahe BUS-Trike? akyat po kameng sept. 08.. saka po Contact no.sa GUIDE.. SALAMAT..
sir, pwede po ba mag over night jan?? at sino po pweden maging guide? :)
sir? pwede po ba mag over night jan?? at sino pong guide ang pwedeng kunin? kase po may balak kameng umakyat jan :)
sir? pwede po bang mag over night jan?? at sino po pwedeng kunin na guide? balak din po kase naming umakyat :)
good evening! pwede po ba makisabay sa saturday? coming from manila
centro montaineers/2008 makati: yes sir pwede mag o'nite...i am proud that mt kalisungan is beginning to be a popular climbing destination in our very own Laguna..may local guide po pero ilan-ilan lang in the morning as mostly dayhikers ang madalas umakyat...let me know when will be your climb, maybe i can join you and be ur guide free! :)
6 Buendia Sept. 08..
pwede bang magiwan ng sasakyan sa brgy hall for dayhike or overnyt? thanks
goodevening sir. sino po akyat this coming weekend sa mt kalisungan? pwede po bang pasali:) text niyo lang po ako 09275658910
Safety advice lang po sa mga aakyat ng kalisungan. ingat na lang po sa mga aakyat sa summit.
umakyat kami dito last sunday dec 2, 2012
may naghukay po sa summit ng bundok. About 15ft deep. Mga kasing lapad ng 4-person tent.
sabi ng mga guides namin wala naman daw yun do'n last week.
ang duda ng mga guides,may nagmimina ng kung ano man.
kinunan po ng isang guide namin ng litrato yung hukay. sya na daw po ang magre-report sa bgy capt ng Lamot. kami din may kopya nung litrato ng hukay.
ingat-ingat na lang po sa summit.
I did a solo climb last Sunday dec 9, 2012. I got Mang bino from the Barangay to accompany me. Paid him 300. Did the climb in 2 hours from the main road. The cross is gone but the hole is still there. According to my iPhone app, elevation is at 650 meters.
sama kayo this sunday.. day hike :D 09357742033
this sunday magcclimb kami samahan nio kami kakatakot e may adik daw hehe
aakyat po sana kami dito, pero sabi ng mga nakatira sa paligid, delikado daw dito. sabi din po nung guide namin sa ibang bundok, may mga naririnig din siyang nagpuputukan na baril galing dito. ingat po sa mga aakyat!
We climbed Mt. Kalisungan last Sunday. From the summit, it is really good to see the 7 lakes of San Pablo, Laguna Lake and Talim island, Mounts Tagapo, Makiling, Atimla, Cristobal, Banahaw, Malipunyo range and Maculot.
The trails has many forks, so its good that we hired a local guide who charged us P50/head.
Kainis lang at napaglaruan ang mga auto namin, kahit sa barangay hall mismo kami nakaparada at nagbigay ng donation na walang resibo.
Inukitan ng tansan yung right side ng kotse ko, 4 feet yung haba ng guhit. Yung sa kasama namin, tinanggal naman yung rubber moulding ng kotse niya sa likod na bumper. Mas safe pa sigurong pumarada sa tapat ng malaking bahay na nagpapa-shower for P20/head, kahit masikip yung kalye.
Lesson learned? Commute na lang as much as possible kung aakyat sa Kalisungan.
plano po namin mag kalinsungan this thursday and friday, isolated case lng ba ung holdapan last 2010? parang ung iba kasi heresay n lng. un kasi major concern ko, may kasama kaming mga babae mahirap
na.
Good day po. Akyat kami Mt. Kalisungan this sat. (April 20-21). Sino po pwede kuhanin na guide. Overnight po kami.
Gary
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