MFPI Annual Federation Climbs

The Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI) is the association of many mountaineering clubs in the Philippines. PinoyMountaineer estimates that around 25% of all BMC-trained mountaineers in the Philippines are affiliated with the MFPI, either as part of the respective clubs or as individual members. Even so, MFPI is the most influential mountaineering body in the Philippines.

The highlight of MFPI's annual calendar – and for that matter, of the Philippine mountaineering scene – is the annual Federation climb. The venues of these climbs have always been interesting – and groundbreaking. They range from the conventional – Mt. Apo to the obscure: Mt. Dos Cuernos in Isabela. Consistently, the Fed climbs have featured “hardcore-level” mountains such as Halcon, Kalatungan, Mayon, etc. However, there have also been benign venues: long before Caramon became famous, Hagahang Mountaineers hosted a Fed climb there in 2001. Guimaras and Subic Bay have likewise been featured – emphasizing the expansive scope of mountaineers.

Here is the list of the past MFPI climbs:

	YEAR	VENUE	HOST
1	1980	Mt. Apo	Penec Sandawa Pabungan Trekkers
2	1981	Mt. Madjaas	Antique Mountaineering Society
3	1982	Mt. Pulag Baguio City	Benguet Mountaineering Society
4	1983	Mt. Kanlaon, Negros	Philippine Mountaineering Society, San Agustin Mountaineering Society
5	1984	Mt. Mayon, Albay	Mayon Mountaineers
6	1985	Mt. Dos Cuernos, Isabela	Mt. Dos Cuernos Mountaineering Club
7	1986	Mt. Halcon	UP Mountaineers
8	1987	Mt. Kitanglad	Northern Mindanao Mountaineering Society
9	1988	San Rafael Traverse, Palawan	Philippine Airlines Mountaineering Club
10	1989	Mt. Apo	Macadac
11	1990	Mt. Talinis	Camp Cebu
12	1991	Matulid River	UP Outdoor Recreation Group
13	1992	Mt. Tigum	Iloilo Mountaineering Club Antique Mountaineering Society
14	1993	Catanduanes Mountains	Mayon Mountaineers
15	1994	Mt. Banahaw	UP Mountaineers
16	1995	Mt. Kalatungan	Northern Mindanao Mountaineering Society
17	1996	Mt. Kanlaon	Negros Mountaineering Club
18	1997	Puerto Galera Mountains	Halcon Mountaineers (HALMS)
19	1998	Mt. Candalaga	Sandawa Apo
20	1999	Mt. Sleeping Beauty Kalinga	UP Mountaineers
21	2000	Guimaras island	Iloilo Mountaineering Club
22	2001	Caramoan	Hagahag Mountaineers
23	2002	Nueva Vizcaya mountains	MESAU, Sang-at Salug Outdoor Club, Globe Adventure Club
24	2003	Peñablanca, Cagayan	Sierra Madre Outdoor Club
25	2004	Subic Bay	Philippine Airlines Mountaineering Club (PALMC)
26	2005	Mt. Malindang Range, Ozamis City	Conquest Adventure Team, Malindang Mountaineering Alliance, Inc.
27	2006	Ilocos Norte	PINAKBET
28	2007	Mt. Talinis, Dumaguete	Cuernos de Negros Mountaineering Club
29	2008	Aurora mountains Baler, Aurora	UP Mountaineers
30	2009	Kitanglad-Dulang-Dulang, Bukidnon	Northern Mindanao Mountaineering Society

TRIVIA
The UP Mountaineers (UPM) holds the distinction of having hosted the most number of climbs (four: 1986, 1994, 1999, and 2008), Both Mt. Apo (1980, 1989) and Mt. Talinis (1990, 2007) have been honored as the venue twice.