Mount Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas (811 MASL)
Jump-off point : Evercrest Golf Course, Nasugbu, Batangas
LLA : 14.0408 N 120.8011 E 811 MASL
Days required/Hours to summit : 1 day/2-4 hours
Specs : Minor climb
Difficulty : 3/9 - New Trail, 4/9 - Old Trail
Trail class 3 with 60-70 degrees assault
It is our first time to do night trekking. Make sure you have with you a head lamp. We only brought 2 flash lights. The easy trekking became so difficult for us because my husband is already pulling me to trails. I don't have my own flashlight, I gave it to my son who needed it more. We were holding hands for two hours and if he wasn't holding me, I might have just fallen to a cliff. With God's help, we arrived safely at Camp 1 for registration. There is a comfort room at Camp 1. We decided to pitch our tents at Camp 3. Camp 2 has more trees and is a better place for pitching tents with less cold winds at night.
Woke up with this scenery
Mount Batulao can be easily accessed from Manila. Go to the new terminal going to the south at Coastal Mall in Parañaque. Ride buses going to Nasugbu, Batangas at Php104 fare. Tell the conductor to drop you at the junction in Evercrest Golf Course. As soon as you arrive at Evercrest, a lot of tour guides will offer their services at Php300 only. You can ride a trike to the farthest it can reach, but we still walk up to the jump-off to warm up our legs. There are a lot of sari sari stores where you can buy your food and water before finally starting the trail.
The trails are initially rough and slumpy roads, and going here on a rainy day will make this trail so difficult. The night trek will be so easy if only I can see the roads clearly. From Evercrest to the official jump off, it already took us an hour to reach the place. And from the official jump off point to the "Mini Stop", it took us 40 minutes trekking the kubo. We decided to stay here for a while to finally eat our dinner. There are night trekkers who stopped at the kubo, and they decided to join us trekking the "Old Trail" first.
At exactly three hours from Evercrest Golf Course, we finally reached Camp 1 where we have to register and pay Php20. There is a restroom available here and you only have to pay a small amount if you need to use water to flush something, hehe=). There are also drinking water available at Camp 1 sold at Php15 per 1.5 liter.
We spent the night at Camp 3.
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| the weather can become extremely cold at night |
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| preparing for breakfast |
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| at Camp 3 |
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| very spacious and flat campsite |
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kuya JP had trekked Batad, Pico de Loro and Batulao...
a true blooded mountaineer |
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| the youngest member of Amadeo Mountaineering Club (AMOC) is my super handsome son, Joshua, who started to trek at the age of 6 (Saddle to Batad, Banaue, Ifugao) |
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| ang mga taong bundok |
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| ang super gwapong mountaineer, my ex boyfriend =) |
ready to summit =)
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| group picture =) |
starting the trek with a prayer
tindahan along the way
fellow mountaineers we met on our way to the summit
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| from the Old Trail to summit |
an easy assault
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| beach lovers turned mountain lovers <3 |
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| mountains binded them together <3 |
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| Amadeo Mountaineering Club!!! Puso!!! |
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| nice campsite too!!! |
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| smile lang kahit hirap na =) |
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| abot tanaw na summit |
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| AMOC with mountain dew vendor |
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| Bantog Backpackers without Janelle and James =( |
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| Oh Yeah! |
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| the gurlz |
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| just one more assault to summit |
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| at Camp 8 |
The campsites are numbered Camp 1 to Camp 10 in the "Old Trail"
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| visualizing forever |
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| believe me, mountains are stress relievers =) |
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| may future =) |
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| ang cool pala maging mountaineer... malamig kasi sa taas =) |
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| Rapelling Area... ang astig mo Joshua!!! |
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| Ang saya lang mag rapelling =) |
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| kaya mo yan kuya... |
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| ang hirap ba??? |
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| mas okay daw mag rock climbing, hehehe =) |
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| Ikaw na Raymart!!! |
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| the last man to rapel...daddy |
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| the dela Peña siblings...ang sweet lang =) |
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| mountain dew at the summit =) |
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| mowdel ng Conquer bag =) |
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| ang pasaway na mountaineer, mahilig mag pose sa bangin, hehehe =) |
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| dad and JP at the summit |
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| at 811 MASL |
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| my bag's first summit =) |
At the peak, the rocky landscapes climax into beautiful formations. Set
in the backdrop of the plains of Cavite and Batangas, the photo ops are
excellent. Views include the peninsula of Calatagan (SE), the coastline
of Nasugbu (E), Mt. Talamitam (ENE), the mountains of Maragondon, Cavite
(N), the Tagaytay highlands (WNW), Taal Lake (W), behind it, Mt.
Maculot (WSW), and the vast Balayan Bay (S).
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| ready to conquer more summits together |
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| proud mom!!! reaching summits with kids =) |
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| JP at the summit |
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| ang dali lang mommy... |
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| mountain dew vendors at the summit, softdrinks sold at Php25 each |
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| from summit descending to "New Trail" to complete the traverse |
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| reaching "lagari" |
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| a little rapelling again =) |
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| spiderman? |
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| the coolest mountaineer |
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| si daddy na walang anggulo...ikaw na ang model! |
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| ang kabalik balik na bundok =) |
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| no fear!!! |
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| an energetic kid plus an amazing view of Mount Batulao |
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| picturan nyo ako ng pang cover page sa facebook, hahaha =) |
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| I might overuse the word... but it was just so amazing!!! |
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| approaching Peak 8 |
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| life is not just a beach...i love mountains too <3 |
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| we stopped at Peak 8 to cook our lunch |
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| ending of the "New Trail" |
Seeing, experiencing and appreciating GOD's creations.......
I will forever be a mountaineer...
| if you will start to trek at the "New Trail"...Peak 1 will greet you |
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| Halo Halo sold at Php25 at the "Ministop" |
Itinerary of AMOC:
Day 1
5PM to 5:20PM - Amadeo to Tagaytay by jeepney
5:20PM to 6:00PM - Tagaytay to Evercrest Golf Course, Nasugbu, Batangas by bus,
Php25 fare
6:00PM to 6:45PM - Evercrest Golf Course to official jump off
6:45PM to 8:45PM - night trek from jump-off to Camp 1 using the "Old Trail"
(pay Php20 registration fee)
8:45PM to midnight - pitching tent at Camp 3 and Socials
Day 2
6AM to 6:30AM - breakfast
8AM - break camp
8AM to 9:30AM - Camp 3 to Summit
9:30 AM to 10:30AM - Summit to Peak 8 using the "New Trail"
10:30 AM to 11AM - lunch at Peak 8 (pay Php20 registration fee)
11AM to 12:30 NN - Peak 8 to jump-off
12:30 NN to 2PM - Evercrest to Tagaytay to Amadeo, Cavite
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