UPDATE (10/19/09): Roads to Mt. Pulag and Tabayoc now open; most mountains back to normal.
Based on our personal correspondences and news reports, the following mountains are currently affected (damaged trails, devastated communities, OR impeded access) I am currently on community immersion in San Juan, Batangas and I only have sporadic internet access. Please help me with information by commenting on this post.
DISCLAIMER: These tidbits go only to the best of my knowledge. Most are second-hand information and should at best be advisory. I hope this helps:
Mt. Batulao - okay but muddy
Mt. Romelo - okay but muddy
Mt. Arayat - flooded slopes
Mountains in Tarlac
Bakun Trio - Halsema still unstable
Mt. Pinatubo - still under repair yung trail
Please be guided accordingly.
PS: Fortunately, we have not received news of any mountaineering-related accidents during the onslaught and aftermath of Typhoons 'Ondoy' and 'Pepeng'.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Partial list of mountains affected by Typhoons 'Ondoy' and 'Pepeng'
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Sir Gid,
We're planning a day hike this Saturday in Mt. Talamitam... any update on its trail? Is it safe to climb?
There has been report that 4 bridges leading to the mountain were damaged by Typhoon Ondoy... how true is it?
Thanks!
Hi,S'Gid.
Paki-add narin ang Pico both Ternate & Nasugbu trail impeded ang access/trail.Accding to reliable mntr.
Thanks.
sana ok na po itong akyatin by end of october.. lalo na ang pico..
ingat po tayo.. God bless.
Cory
Hi Sir Gid,
We’re planning to do ‘climb for a cause’ on Oct. 31 to Nov 2 and what we’re going to do is bring some relief goods to devastated communities near the mountain… Any recommendation..?
Thanks & More Power! =)
sir gids ok lng b mgclimb dis coming nov01-02 s pundaquit-anawangin?..mgcclimb kc kmi dun any commnts & update sir..tnx!..
prodigy.....
hi sir gid,
ano po status ng romelo? hindi po kasi namin macontact sina mang rodel and richard e. mas ok po kung may marecommend kayong contact para kahit kami nalang po yung makipagcoordinate. balak po sana kaming umakyat this oct 17.
thanks.
@zutil:
mt. talamitam is okay. ted calimag (caretaker) just texted me as follows:
gud pm ho sir okay naman ang mt.talamitam walang damage, liban nlng sa ibang
area na may 3 guho pero malayo sa trail...ang naapektuhan ay ang mga tao
dahil 5 na tulay ang inanod ni ondoy. pero ung tulay sa talamitam inayos
na namin sa pakikipagtulungan ng barangay.
@edge:
thanks for this, will add pico.
@prodigy:
anawangin is okay. contact mang alfring to make sure the waves are calm and just make sure you do the regular precautions.
the damage to our mountains is still less compared to milenyo which damaged a lot
of mountains including makiling and tarak ridge.
hi, any updates on mt. marami? thanks.
BPS
@BPS: hi! traditional po b kyo or traverse?
anonymous :
here is the number of engr rodel at romelo..
i heard famy was flooded during ondoy, i just hope no big damage up there.we were there last month for the clean up and tree planting...rodel: 09227972584
ask ko lang pokung pede na akyatin ang mt. tagapo? we're planning na umakyat po sana sa katapusan ng october? may contact po ba kayo sa brgy?
tnx po..
gracie
any updates on manabu peak?
Sir, me updates n po ba sa Mt. makiling?? me plan kasi kame to do maktrav e. tnx
any contact on anawangin? im planning on monday, oct, 19. thanks!!
@gracie,
Archie (09102387764)<--- try to contact this kid is a local guide there taga brgy.janosa.
Ingat sa lake,maalon pa yan and expect maputik sa trail...not quite recommended this time.:)
Gudluck!
state of the mountains:
manabu, malipunyo, daguldul are fine
makiling is in okay although medyo masukal ung traverse trail as it has not been climbed recently. be careful with melkas ridge.
kalisungan and cristobal are okay
sembrano is also good.
batulao - still quite muddy but otherwise climb-able
marami - honestly i have no idea. di ko na nakakatext si konsehal
pinatubo, arayat - still defer
benguet mountains - halsema still closed so goodbye for now bakun, singakalsa. pulag is also still inaccessible at the moment (unless you plan an amnbaguio trail)
mt. ugo looks okay esp. from the vizcaya side
visayas and mindanao mountains are wide open
sir
pls post some update on pico de loro
tnx po!!!!
sir gid, na-contact ko si kuya roger kahapon regarding the status of mt. pulag.
ang sabi niya, okay na akiki hanggang jump-off. problema ang tawangan dahil hanggang tabeo lang pwede. i'm guessing okay na din akyatin ang tabayoc dahil dito.
more power to you sir!
sir gid,
i have a cousin who usually guide mountaineers in mt. makiling coming from the the sto. tomas, batangas side. he told me that since last september, power/fuel company chevron paid a hefty amount to the local government (barangay) in exchange for a policy of not allowing mountaineers to climb the mountain from the batangas side. i hope we can do something to know the facts and act accordingly.
thanks.
i just talked to ma'am mereng of pulag. oo binukas na daw hanggang akiki unfortunately the opening just lasted for two days, sinara na ulit. pero mukha namang magiging stable na ung daanan soon...for now sarado parin ang pulag but please check with roger kasi nga pabago-bago.
i heard that pico de loro is now okay for climbing.
thank you for the tip about makiling's sto. tomas side. will ask the MCME director about this and will post updates.
ugo - some parts of itogon are badly hit by the storms. hindi ko matawagan si ma'am liza; pls. verify with her if you're planning an ugo climb.
thanks guys for your updates! let us continue praying and helping our brethren who were affected by the storms.
how about anawangin? any UPDATES?
Hi Sir Gid,
Is there an update regarding Manalmon? Was it affected by the flood caused by San Roque and Angat Dam?
Guys,
Just want to ask anyone kung anung pinakamadling puntahan(comute) na bundok malapit sa manila( i'm from Cainta) I'm thinking kse of doing a solo climb so I prefer na madali lng akyatin na bundok.
Thanks in advance...
Hi! Were planning to go to Mt. Daraitan tomorrow, Oct 17. Okay po ba?
Salamat
sir..
both trail po ba ng pico are ok??? nasugbu nor ternate???
tnx
regarding climbs for a cause -- the cordillera would be a good target for this. i mentioned the possibility to ma'am mereng of pulag and she says it would be good, once the roads have been repaired.
i think pico is clear on both sides/
hi guys! lets all be careful ! Climb safe!
sir want some info about mt. romelo!!tnx
been to anawangin last weekend and i cant see any damage caused by the typhoon . still have to be careful when it comes river crossing though.- nomad1104
hi sir,
were suppose to go to mt ugu for a medical mission this oct23 pero we cancelled it already due to road damages. pero im still thinking kung okie kaya ang mga tao dun sa may itogon, we've heard sa news about landslides. personally im still looking forward sa medical mission. any insights po kaya regarding their status.
thanks
ivillaverde
good day po! ang galing naman ng site na 'to! thanks sa moderator nito. my org, kanlungan kilusan para sa kalikasan, ay akyat sana sa nov. 1-2 sa mt.romelo. ok na po ba ang daan? safe na po ba ang byahe papunta dun? thanks
master passable pa po ba ang road going to pulag? by the way thanks po pla sa advisory nyo... keep up the good work and more mountains to climb... God bless...
mga sir akyat kame bukas sa dagudol balik nmn sa manola 25 morning sana magkita kita tau dun
fritzky from sinag mandaluyong...
Locals have reported that the Banaue-Batad area has not been affected much by the typhoons!
we just climb mt. batulao oct. 24-25...the mountain is in good condition. napakainit nga lng..best time to climb is late afternoon
good day sir gid... hingi lang sana ako update sa mt romelo.. gusto kasi umakyat dun ng friend ko for her birthday... ok naba ang condition ng mt romelo? wala kasi ako update dun, last climb namen don eh nung feb pa. if its not too much to ask po. . . text me at this number 09198007520 or email me niko_mountain@yahoo.com... salamat ng madami sir...
everything looks back to normal na including romelo, pinatubo, pulag, et al.
i am maintaining this post for 3 more weeks to await further updates but otherwise mukhang okay na naman ang mga kabundukan ^^
Hi Sir Gid,
We were planning to climb Mt. Pulag this coming November 27-29.I'm also contacting Ma'am Mering for further updates if the roads going to Akiki are passable. I hope you can give us some updates as well before the said dates.
Sa mga mauuna po sa amin na umakyat ng Pulag, please pakibigyan po kaming heads up kung ano ang development.
Maramimg salamat po and Climb safe!
Sir may updates po ba for Anawangin via Mt. Pundaquit? Is it safe already? The last post about it was on the 2 mountaineers lost and found in pundaquit...
We're planning to go there this weekend...
salamat
hi rhovee okay na ang pulag accdg to ma'am mereng, let's hope that this new typhoon will not cause damage so this will be sustained.
anawangin is also okay but absolutely avoid it if weather is bad. and make sure your guides are aware of what to do in times of emergency.
Hi,
Ok na po bang puntahan Mt Daraitan at Mt Sembrano?
Safe po b ngayun dun especially kpag solo climb?
Thanks po.
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/sat_images/satpic.jpg
Saturday AM ang dating nyan parang Ondoy part 2.
Pray this country lapit na 2012 :)
mga mam/ sir...
sad to say... ndi na katulad ng dati ang palos... ung trail ppunta dun, may isang banda, may landslide, pero passable pa nman... sobrang muddy nga lang din. pero ang matindi is ung trail 5mins away from campsite... may almost 20-25 feet ng landslide... nwashout po from top talaga pababa... ung daan, kinain tlga. ingat nlang po pagpunta.. nakadaan nman po, un lang kapit lang ng maigi ska marami pong ingat...
sir,
kakagaling lng po ng mt. arayat.. ung sa magalang na entry ok na ok.. ung sa may arayat entry pinasara na because of landslide last ondoy..
thanks melvin on this update of mt. arayat and sky for buntot palos. once i have the time ill try to incorporate these updates in their respective articles.
we've day hiked and traversed batulao last friday and saw 1 group of 5 or 6 people camped along the ridgeline of the traverse trail. they mentioned staying up to monday and does'nt mind of the direct storm coming.
any news?
kagagaling lang namin ng Mt. Pulag via ambangeng trail last Oct. 30, open na po yung mga road from Baguio to DENR may mga trace pa ng landslide sa dadaanan. Thanks pala kina Sir Onith at sa group nya sa pag organize.
Sir Gid or anybody who have any info..
OK po ba ang mt. Manabu? Passable ba ang trail at OK ba ang campsite. We plan to hike it this weekend.
thanks!
@bachwitz: okay ang manabu peak as far as i know :D
mga sir...update lang po sa mt. romelo...ok ba umakyat dun ngayon?may damage ba sa mga falls?aakyat sana kami this december mga neophyte ang kasama ko...ok na ba ang trail?
salamat...paki text nalang po ako sa update...salamat mga sir...
my num..09165928188....
Gud Day Sir/Mam
Updates lng po sa Mt.Malibay sir is this mountain open for public? how bout the issue bout NPA's? and do u have an I.T. sir? tnx po ng madami!!! safe climb po sating lahat!!
pa email po sana ng updates.. tnx po tlga!!!
-Ceejay-
josef_custodio@yahoo.com
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