I DO NOT EXACTLY KNOW THE HISTORY OF MOUNT PAMITINAN IN BARANGAY WAWA MONTALBAN RIZAL WHICH IS KNOWN TODAY AS RODRIGUEZ RIZAL. BUT THE WORD PAMITINAN IS A TAGALOG DIALECT WHICH MEANS "HANGING" OR BETTER KNOWN BY MOUNTAINEERS AS CLIFFHANGERS. A STORY OR EVENT WITH A STRONG ELEMENT OF SUSPENSE. MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IS A STORY OR EVENT WITH A STRONG ELEMENT OF SUSPENSE. MOUNT PAMITINAN HAS AN APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF BETWEEN 400-500 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. WE STARTED OUR QUEST AS EARLY AS 4:00AM. SOME TREKKERS STARTED TREKKING (LEG JOURNEY) AT 4:30AM ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR GUIDES. OUR TEAM (ALL BEGINNERS) STARTED OUR LEG JOURNEY AT 5:00AM. THERE ARE DIFFERENT DRAMA'S AND STORIES TO BE TOLD BEFORE REACHING THE PEAK OR SUMMIT. SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS WANTED TO QUIT BUT WE PUSH THEM TO GO ON BELIEVING IN HIMSELF/HERSELF THAT THEY CAN DO IT. SLOWLY BUT SURELY, WE MOVE TOGETHER AS A TEAM. OUR GUIDE TOLD US THAT IF WE FEEL TIRED DON'T HESITATE TO CA