Tag: Trekking
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Luck at the Playground of the Gods
What does it mean to be lucky? On my first trip up Pulag, luck was finding two friends last-minute to join me on the trek with a random group of people. Luck was having strong brakes that prevented our jeepney from falling off a ridge. Luck was having a raincoat. It was having an emergency…
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Reaching Happy Heights
What can kids teach us about climbing mountains? Wait…shouldn’t it be the other way around? But tell you what, it was actually a bunch of young girls from the Mertixell Orphanage that taught me an important lesson about climbing, and traveling in general – that is, to always have a sense of wonder, to stop and look around…
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A good reason to wake up at three in the morning
There are only three reasons why I would get up insanely early: 1. I need to cram for a deadline, 2. I want to watch the sunrise, or 3. I have to go on a trip. Fortunately, this one fell under the last category. I’ve had “Trek to Pinatubo” on my bucket list for the longest time, and…
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Climbing Mt. Pulag
It’s three days before Christmas, and I’m in a tent, shivering despite having four layers of clothes on. I’m wearing a bonnet, gloves, and two pairs of socks, yet I can still feel the cold (and yes, it does bother me). I’m starting to wonder if this is what hypothermia feels like. I roll over…
Trish in Transit 