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 CALL HIS ATTENTION AND WE WILL STOP FOR A WHILE TO REGAIN THE STRENGTH OF OUR LEGS TO CONTINUE REACHING THE TOP.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOUND IN RIZAL PROVINCE. THE CLIMBERS NEED TO BUY GLOVES AS PROTECTION FOR SHARP ROCKS.
FINALLY OUR TEAM REACHES THE SUMMIT WITHOUT CASUALTY. IT IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE MOTIVATE OURSELVES THAT WE CAN DO IT. SOMETIMES WE NEED TO PUSH OUR STRENGTH TO THE LIMIT. WE SHOUT FOR JOY AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL OVERLOOKING SCENERY.
GOING UP TO THE MOUNTAIN IS ONLY HALF OF A SUCCESSFUL MOUNTAIN CLIMBING GOING DOWN IS THE OTHER HALF. I DARE YOU GOING DOWN IS NOT EASY AS MOST OF US US ARE THINKING ESPECIALLY WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING AND WARM-UP. BENDING YOUR KNEES AS YOU GO DOWN WILL BE THE DIFFICULT ONE.
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