I was just informed by the Municipality of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, that a Mt. Halcon climb was held on Sept. 4-7, 2008 to make an assessment about the mountain' readiness for reopening. This would be the first sanctioned Halcon climb done in over three years. The lucky group of climbers were given permission by the town council for the said purpose, and the climb seemed to have been successful. They have yet to submit their report, however, to the municipality.
This development comes after we got a false alarm last March on a possible Halcon reopening. At that time, the Mangyan leaders objected. This latest climb may be an indication that the tribal leaders are now more amenable to allow climbers to their domain.
So, will Halcon be reopened anytime soon? Don't count on it yet. There is a municipal ordinance in Baco that restricts climbing to the months of April and May.
There is a "very good chance", however, that Halcon will be reopened by April 2009.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Halcon reopening update
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sna nga magbukas na uli ang halcon... tnx sa update sir. ur site gets better and better each time i log in. hehe!
I've been visiting your site for months now and this is my first time to post a comment. Your site is very informative, very useful and always up to date. Keep it up Sir!
thanks jr!
@kidlat: sana nga magbukas na ang halcon. will post updates as soon as we get them!
Lucky group? They were invited for a good reason. This group has a good relationship with the Municipality of Baco and the people of Lantuyang over the years. Luck has nothing to do with it.
to describe a group of climbers as lucky does not rob them of whatever efforts they have made, nor should they feel this way. unfortunately i don't know the details of this group so i wasn't able to write about it.
of course, we support and recognize the efforts of all hiking groups in building good relationships with the locals.
we hope that this good relationship with baco, as well as the recently concluded climb, will lead to the reopening of halcon in the future.
Bro, I like so much your site since I discovered it last year. I am getting lots of information here for my own blog. I also mentioned your site in my blog whenever I climbed, starting with Mt. Kanlaon, Mt. Batulao and Mt. Cristobal.
Thanks also to comments of your visitors. They are helpful
Eddie
Good dai sir Gid,
Any new updates about the Halcon re-Opening?
Thanks!
-Maj
Sir Gid,Any update about re-opening Mt.Halcon,
were hoping to climb Halcon this coming Holy Week.
C.A.L.M
#Jade
hi po,
we just got an update from baco municipality that Mt. Halcon will not be opened on April 2009...
sabi po nila another two years pa before nila iopen... kelan po ba niclose ang Halcon? kc sabi po nila 3 years pa lang daw naclose ito this april 2009, eh since 5years yun rehabilitation, it only means na we need to wait another 2 more years... :(:(:(
so sad kc sabik na kami umakyat dito, we are really not sure if this is true, so i hope if meron po kayong updates let us know po... thanks po ng maraming marami...
i'm planning to do my first climb = halcon, alone, using the "backdoor". will i get shot on sight by the military or get speared by mangyans????
helo to all sir,
just thru climb @ mt apo last 3daz ago and were planning to climb halcon the whole june im free is der anyone available got my 2frnds it was my 1st succesful climb @ apo so im grabing my opprtunity to spent my vacation while im here in mla.my line is open those interersted 09217619465 or mail me aldn_shell@yahoo.com then will see if the local govt will allow us to climb seems they are not reopening yet?hope pwede na these time????
Magandang Araw po sa lahat.
CLARIFICATION lang po.
Yun pong nangyaring climb last summer sa Halcon (or Sialdang) ay hindi po initiated ng mga mountaineers na involve sa nasabing climb.
Ito po ay conducted and sanctioned by the Municipilaty of Baco together with Sangguniang Brgy of Lantuyang and the Samahan ng mga Alangang Mangyan sa Baco (SAABA).
Bago po nito ay nagkaroon ng pagpupulong na inanyayahan nga pong imbitahan ng mga nasabi ang Sialdang Mountaineering Club, para mapagusapan kung kailangan na nga bang buksan sa 2011 ang bundok at kung anong mga hakbangin ang dapat gawin.
Kasunod po nito ay napagkasunduang gumawa ng isang inspection and assessment climb, nang sa gayon ay malaman ang tunay na kalagayan ng bundok.
Sa pagpupulong din pong ito ay napagkasunduang imbitahan ang iba pang mountaineer na nakasama nga sa nasabing akyat.
Makatapos po nito ay nagkaroon ng panibagong pagpupulong kung saan dinaluhan ng LGU ng Baco, SB ng Lantuyang, SAABA, DENR, PGENRO, Prov'l Tourism at Sialdang Mountaineering Club, na ginanap pa rin sa Bulwagan ng Brgy Lantuyang.
Kasunod po nito ay magkakaroon ng isang pormal na joint session ang LGU ng Baco at SB ng Lantuyang kasama pa rin ang mga nabanggit kanina, ito po ay gaganapin sa Session Hall ng Baco ngayong darating na mga araw.
Umaasa po kayo na gagawin namin ang lahat upang maupdate kayo at para di magkaroon ng mga maling pagkakaintindi sa mga nangyayari.
Ibibigay ko po ang mga links na kung saan ay makakapagupdate kayo, hihingin ko lang po muna ang pahintulot ng mga kasamahan na nagaasikaso dito sa Mindoro.
Maraming Salamat po!
-Hans of SMC from Mindoro
thank you for this hans. we look forward to more updates from sialdang regarding the status of mt. halcon!
thnx for update sir gid..
marami pong salamat sa lahat ng impormasyon sir! talaga po namang malaking tulong kayo sa lahat ng mountaineers! mabuhay po kayo!
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