Mt. Pinatubo Philippines
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Mountain Climbing, Trekking and Hiking Vacations Guide The best treasures in the Philippines are found beyond the end of the road. Only by hiking and trekking these places can be reached. It?s a hidden away place where crystal water plunge over breathtaking falls and aborigines find their home as in the past centuries. There can be found cliffs towering above crashing surfs, virgin forests, clear rivers, mossy jungles and cool mountain ridges. Only trekkers experience the exhilaration of conquering the heights of Mt. Apo. Or passing through the scary moon-like landscape of Mt. Pinatubo. These experiences, and many others, are awaiting those who want to leave the road, carry their packs and trek the Philippines. Mountaineering in the Philippines is a unique and a plentiful experience. Just like trekking and following a river. For the expert climber, some areas do demand that rock climbing and rappelling skills be put to use. For nature lovers, the rewards are many. More than fifty climb, trek and river tail sites are sure to delight the adventurers.
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pinatubo green right field
here's a more expansive view of the right side of the crater. the roughness, ruggedness of rock and stone meets the warmth and fluidity of greens
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo campsite view
the view from the campsite is a breathtaking medley of greens crowding the rocky mountain faces.
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo falls cliff
refreshing. serene. this is real freedom from thirst.
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater rocky ledge
and what a ledge it is. find the guy on top of the ledge and see how small we really are when faced by something as exponentially bigger than ourselvesa, including our oftentimes bigger than life egos
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater center
the greens on the mountain and waters look painted on. nature paints a picture no photoshop or image manipulation can mimic.
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo green left field
pinatubo isn't as barren as i originally thought as evidenced by this image taken of the left side of the crater from the summit trail
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo on the move
are we hanging on or moving out? the view at the summit is much too good to enjoy for just an hour
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo girl at summit
saan ako punta? ang trail maganda. ang crater lake maganda. wag na lang kaya ako bumaba?
Photo by mfpi batch 13
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pinatubo ka gerry & abby
naku hon, ba't kulay berde yung tubig? di kaya maraming algae yan?
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pinatubo cave
pati ba naman dito sa big kuweba, binabaha? kala ko sa maynila lang, lupeeet!
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pinatubo og at crater lake view 2
hala, kapuy nako gyud. pero okay na rin, guapa ang view!
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pinatubo og at crater lake view
pareng gerry, ano ba kinunan mo talaga, ako o yung view? hehehe
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pinatubo dinner 2
hala, kain kayo. kahit ano masarap sa bundok 'no! kungdi, gutom kayo pag nagsummit bukas!
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pinatubo crater lake quartet
hala pose for the picture. isang atras pa, asa crater lake na tayo talaga
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pinatubo crater lake dreamy
eto ang talagang nakaka. kakatuwa, kakaalis ng pagod! kahit kakapanlata ang akyatan
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pinatubo york glorious morning
hoy giseeeng na kayo! umaga na. late na tayo sa trek! ani york aka egg york
Photo by mfpi batch 13
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pinatubo hiking thru the valley
dali, ipon na kayo ng sako ng lahar dyan!
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pinatubo erwin & lunchpack
okay ba mr. pogi? hayan erwin, bidang bida ka rito. di halatang panay gutom yung mga kasama natin no?
Photo by mfpi batch 13
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pinatubo sliced mountainsides
the face of mountains appears to have been sliced by a big cleaver or ax. some are bare, some are overtaken by greens. all are awesome and riveting
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo mountainface 5
each turn, each bend reveals a view more magnificent as the one before it
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pinatubo kuweba 2
raging waters greet hikers to the kuweba almost midway between the porac jump off to the campsite
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pinatubo kuweba
the strong current makes traversing the kuweba area tricky especially during the night. we resorted to creating human bridges to negotiate this strip especially during the night trek when the current became progressively stronger
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater lake panorama 2
the view is breathtaking at the summit of pinatubo. the famous crater lake is worth every minute of the long climb
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo summit greenscape
the other side of the summit is no less inspiring. it's hard to think there was a cataclysmic explosion here 14 years ago. now, vegetation has claimed most parts of the mountain.
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater lake center
the azure water provides an interesting contrast to the hardness of the mountainside. indeed a sight for weary eyes.
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo summit wall
90 degree wall before going to the trail leading to the summit
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pinatubo crater lake right 2
why the water is this green is a mystery to me. turquoise (or azure?), it's a color more associated with the sea than to a lake on top of a mountain
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater lake high
climbing up the summit edge is like clambering up the ledge of some very tall structure overlooking a huge pool of green
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater lake green left side
greens crowd wherever they can, in the cracks and fissures of the crater, showing to one and sundry that life is very much existent in the pinatubo crater
Photo by Oggie Poggie
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pinatubo crater lake gorge
angle of shot shows how deep the gorge is, and how small people are in the scheme of things out there in pinatubo
Photo by Oggie Poggie