MOUNTAIN INDEX
Cleopatra's Needle: Palawan / 1595m
Mt. Baco: Mindoro / 2488m (#21)
Mt. Calavite: Occidental Mindoro / 1521m
Mt. Darala: Palawan / 600m
Mt. Guiting-Guiting: Romblon / 2058m
Mt. Halcon: Oriental Mindoro / 2582m (#18)
Mt. Iglit: Occidental Mindoro / 1432m
Mt. Malasimbo: Oriental Mindoro / 1168m
Mt. Malindig: Marinduque / 1157m
Mt. Mantalingajan: Palawan / 2086m
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
Coron, Palawan
El Nido, Palawan
Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
Puerto Princesa, Palawan
BACKGROUND
MIMAROPA stands for the five constituent island provinces of what was formerly Region IV-B: Occidental and Oriental MIndoro , MArinduque, ROmblon, and PAlawan. All four are accessible by sea; there are flights servicing various points in Palawan. Also, small planes ply the route between Manila - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro as well as Romblon, Romblon. Being islands, these provinces are famous for their beaches and marine biodiversity. However, MIMAROPA is also amazingly the home to the most difficult climbs in the Philippines. In fact, at least three mountains are classified Difficulty 9/9: Mt. Halcon in Mindoro, Mt. Guiting-Guiting in Romblon, and Mt. Mantalingajan in Palawan. The outdoorsman who plan to climb in this region may want to integrate his hike with various sidetrips involving the region's attractions. Interestingly, two UNESCO World Heritage sites are found in the region - Tubbataha Reef and St. Paul's Underground River in Palawan.
COVERAGE UPDATES
The mountains in the site give an ample overview of the region, but we would also love to have itineraries also for Mt. Thumbpeak and other mountains in Palawan. Mt. Baco in Mindoro - virtually unexplored according to DENR men in Occidental Mindoro - would also be a great discovery.
MOUNTAINEERING CLUBS IN MIMAROPA
G2 Mountaineers (Romblon, Romblon)
Halcon Mountaineering Society (Calapan, Oriental Mindoro)
SUAKWAL Mountaineers (Puerto Princesa, Palawan)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
MIMAROPA Region
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Good blog on mountain climbing enthusiasts. I am not a mountain climber, but last year I have guests from Europe who indicated hiking in Mt Malindig. I did not know this blog exists, so I was not able to give them the needed information. Incidentally, my private beach resort (www.chateaudumer.com)is now open to the public. It is located in Amoingon, Boac closed to the airport and Cawit Pier.
sir,may inakyat kaming bundok sa Sta Cruz,Mindoro nun,Mt.Paragpagan ung name.it rises 696 MASL.i was wondering kung un ba talaga ung name nya or is it just the name the locals use for that mountain.pero dun sa topo map na ginagamit namin for our course un ung name ng mountain.i hope you can enlighten me about the matter.salamat po sir and more power!
@david: thanks for leaving a note and sorry for the late reply.
@anonymous: okay let's investigate this. this is the first time i heard of mt. parapagan. how was it, maganda ba yung bundok? if so, maybe we can craft an itinerary for it!
sir Gid, i just read your article sa MB today, ang ganda tlga ng Mt. Mantalingajan, at ung lahat ng natural wonders ng Palawan, the last frontier...
yes palawan can really be called the "last frontier" although in the whole philippines, marami pa tlgang di na-eexplore.
hopefully in the future we will see more and more explorations in palawan.
Palawan is now declared a Western Visayas Region by pgma.
Sir Gid,
plan ko kc umakyat ng halcon,ask ko lng mahirap ba dun,pwd po ba pki explain,Gusto ko lng maging aware at ung po gamit dapat ko ihanda,
Thanks
freelancer
halcon is a closed mountain and we normally do not solicit or give information regarding closed mtns. please refer to the status bulletin of closed mtns in the site:
http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2008/03/closed-mountains-status-bulletin.html
akyat tayo
for those who want to explore narra, palawan, our place offer a great great moutaineering experience. if you heard victoria peak, wow! Its really a great peak and had a rough terrain. for those who want to climb we can organize climb... contact me and we will make plan. heres my e.mail add cjehson@yahoo.com or my mobile no. 09293966247. if you wanna take a look, visit my friendster and take a look for our some climbs my account is also my e.mail add or look for bojie cervacia....
i am glad if you are interested
swabe lang ang Mt. Mantalingahan, been there during a biological expedition in 2007. the results of that expedition was really surprising. but the terrain mejo mahirap (for me)..also, that was done during the rainy season but generaly, it was worth the experience.you should try exploring Atong lake in Narra, palawan. u wouldnt see it in a veg.map or google..enchanting!..mail me.rumil_03@yahoo.com
hi sir david...
sma nmn po aq for any open climb sa malindig...
just inform me po kung kelan???
09272580066
it was an honor being part o the first organized climb in Mt.Victoria, Palawan. the summit was conquered last Dec.21, 2009 (sorry for the word,haha..may papalag ba?*&%)finally, we got the taste of what the so-called 9/9 difficulty rating and we think the rating was more than what we experienced out there. not to mention the Fars Playground experience, the churvajan and kawalan trails that took all of the excess fat we gained in the previous months before the climb..to sum it up, it was one heck of an experience and the result was worth more than the risk..you should check this mountain or mantalingahan. we will start the preparation for the next organized climb within the range of victoria and probably we'll check the Hidden lake of Victoria known as Atabay/Atong lake. tentative date would be summer of 2009 (March,maybe)..for reservation, email bojie or call/text 09295723469. further, mantalingahan and victoria will also be on the list for the summer.
tnx to the team:bojie,jay,fars,diana,joe,rommel,francis,raymund,julius,oca,bruce,nilo and the 2 other porters..at sa mahiwagang ilaw na paulit-ulit na dumaan sa tent ni francis sa camp 2 in the mid of the nyt.
see yah next tym.
rommel
its march 2010, correction to the last post of mine.
romel
hi im gabriel, im now living in puerto princesa, and would like to contact people interested is climbing all around palawan. my email is gmm80@hotmail.co.uk
greetings sir gids, let me share some light bout mt paragpagan in Sta Cruz, it was a story i heard from the native of the place..each time you reach the summit of the mountain may marinig kang sound of birds flying,pumapagaspas but its actually the pine needles from mindoro pine na pag lumakas ang hangin,may sound na marinig na parang whisle or something like that..mt paragpagan is the natural habitat of mindoro pine
sir rommel,
good day sir, ask ko lang po kung me climb tayo this december s mt mantalingahan.
thanks and best regards to all
raymond
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