Climb for the Environment postponed / Pico de Loro open climb this Saturday

I am sorry to inform you that we are postponing the CLIMB FOR THE ENVIRONMENT scheduled this Saturday. One of our volunteers developed flu and although it hasn't been confirmed as a case of H1N1, we have been advised to forego the much-awaited event especially since most of my volunteers are medical students too, and having been exposed to a
number of patients, we do not want to take the unnecessary risk of exposing them to a large group of climbers.

Participants who have already deposited will have the option to get the full refund (Option A). If you are choosing this option, please email us the bank account where we can deposit the refund.

However, since I'm sure many of you have already marked their calendars for Saturday, I have asked mountaineer-friend to lead an open climb for those who still want to climb Pico de Loro on the said date (7/11/09). If you decide to join this, you will get a partial refund of P400 and you don't have to pay for your expenses in Pico de Loro such as transportation, guide, registration, etc (Option B). Those who wish to join this open climb this Saturday can still do so.

The OPTION B assembly will be at the bus terminal at LAWTON at 4:00 AM and the trip is scheduled to finish in Manila by 9:00 PM. The final itinerary and more details will be emailed to those who are opting for OPTION B.

Whichever option you choose, let us know immediately by emailing info@pinoymountaineer.com.

Personally I was really looking forward to this event, especially because we'll be tackling environmental issues. Although we will have to take this cautionary step, we are definitely planning to do the CLIMB FOR THE ENVIRONMENT in the future and I hope you will continue
to support our activities.