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Feeling 'Gulliver' on Mt. Hamiguitan.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Leonard Paul Palo, San Isidro, Davao Oriental
FRIEDRICH Nietzsche once said, "Whenever I climb, I am followed by a dog called Ego." This could be every mountaineer's motivational credo as every summit or peak that he or she tries to conquer presents a unique and fairly different challenge.
In the town of San Isidro in Davao Oriental, also known as the Sunrise Capital of the Philippines, lies the 5,000-foot Mt. Hamiguitan-an enchanting crest lined with thick vegetation and some rocky terrain, which is home to the famous pygmy or bonsai forest and the 250-foot twin falls.
On June 14-17, in celebration of San Isidro's 38th founding anniversary and its yearly "Bauldayawan Festival," the local tourism office, in cooperation with the Department of Tourism regional office, the Mountaineering Federation of Southern Mindanao and the Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines Inc. (MFPI), organized the "Katkat ta sa Hamiguitan," or the journey to Hamiguitan.
The event was participated in by 84 mountaineers. Seeing it as another breathtaking opportunity to explore something new and exciting, I and a few adventurous members of the MFSM, the MFPI and the Edge Outdoor Shop in Davao, embarked on the mind-blowing trip.
Getting there
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