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Hiking is a bit addicting -  Part 2     Welcome back, awesome readers! Let us continue where we left off from the first part of my Next Stop: At the Top blog.   Here, allow me to share my moments while on top of these majestic mountains: Mt. Gola & Mt. Manalmon Mt. Batolusong Mt. Daraitan Mt. Mag-asawang Bato Mt. Talamitam             On October 2017,  TUCLAS set up another twin hike at  Mount Manalmon  and  Mount Gola  in San Miguel, Bulacan. Reaching the summits of these 2 mountains will only take less than an hour due to their 196 and 192 masl, respectively. Difficulty levels are both 2 out of 9. See my photos below:      Before 2017 ends, TUCLAS' last hike for that year was on  Mount Batolusong  in Tanay, Rizal. The difficulty level is 3 out of 9, with 645 masl for the Mapatag plateau, and up to 780 masl for the Rangya...

  Hiking is a bit addicting - Part 1         Hey, guys! As promised, in my previous post, I will now feature the photos of my hiking experiences (from the list below) and I will also give you a gist of what these mountains have to offer. Mt. Batulao (done, on my first blog) Mt. Talamitam Mt. Pamitinan & Mt. Hapunang Banoi Mt. Apayang & Mt. Talamitam         First stop, after Batulao, was Mount Talamitam . My colleagues and I hiked this mountain on February 2017. With a difficulty level of 3 out of 9, this is indeed recommended for beginners. It is also located at  Nasugbu, Batangas and its  jump-off point is at Sitio Bayabasan, Brgy. Aga, Nasugbu KM 83. The LLA, or latitude, longitude, altitude is  14.1158° N, 120.7577° N with a total height of  630 meters above sea level (MASL). To reach the summit, it will only take you around 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on your pace. And here are some of my photo...

The particular reason why I hike for the first time         Why do people hike? This is the usual question whenever we scroll through our social media feeds and witness our friends' latest upload of them striking a pose while at the peak of a mountain. We all wonder why do they have to go through the physical challenges of hiking for the sake of IG-worthy photos? Allow me to answer these questions by sharing my personal experiences on mountain climbing.         It was on December 4, 2016, when I hiked for the first time. My mother mountain is located at Nasugbu, Batangas named Mount Batulao . The mere reason why I climbed that time is only for granting the invitation of my former colleagues, plus the fact that I also want to experience it at least once in my life.          Frankly speaking, it was not fun at all initially. Trekking for the first time will really make you utter the phrase "#...