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Mt. Pinagbanderahan, Quezon

May nago-organize po ba dito ng hike sa mountain na to?

If wala naman po, ano po ang ways na makapag-DIY?

Gustong-gusto ko na po kasi mag-hike huhu kaso maulan sa north.

Thanks in advance po sa makakasagot!

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u/avocadojcskies — 15 hours ago

How hard is KXC?

KXC is one of my long term hiking goals, and I would love to do it in the future, maybe next year or whenever I feel ready.

For those who have completed KXC, especially the 3D2N itinerary, how hard would you say it is? I would really appreciate hearing about your experience and what to expect.

I am also curious about things like where you sleep during the trek, what essentials you recommend bringing, how difficult the trails are each day, and anything else you wish you knew before doing it.

Any insights, tips, or experiences from people who have completed the 3D2N would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

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u/josh65928 — 22 hours ago

Built a hiking tracker for PH peaks

I’ve always had my hiking records scattered across chats, notebooks, and screenshots. To fix that, I started building a tool that catalogs 321 PH peaks (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) with elevation + difficulty.

Features so far:

  • Tick off climbs, log repeats
  • EXP score + hiker rank (top tiers require Majors, so you can’t just farm easy hills)
  • 37 badges for milestones & specific peaks
  • Export a shareable “climbing resume” card

No account needed, just open, tick your peaks, get your rank, export your card.
Optional account = public profile + national leaderboard.

It’s still a work in progress, and I’d love feedback from fellow hikers bugs, missing peaks, wrong ratings, or feature ideas.

You can check it out here: https://summitstackph.app/

u/dennis7593 — 1 day ago

Mt. Pulag tips

Planning to hike Mt. Pulag this coming January 2027. Ano ba usually yung weather ng ganung month? Wondering kung ano dapat i-pack for wearables.

Any other tips and advice, please reply to this post po. Thank you!

Edit: any stores po na merong mga panlamig na budget-friendly? Please share po.

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u/cookiesandcreaaaaam — 1 day ago

Laguna Penta, weekend hike

Laguna Penta Dayhike - 5 peaks in 1 day

My 5th major hike.

Difficulty: 5/9 - for me ah, siguro dahil:

- hindi naman kami inulan

- madaming pahinga kasi need hintayin ibang kasama

- ganda ng weather hindi sobrang init kaya parang di ganon mapapagod

- madaming patag, konti lang assault.

Medyo nagpahirap lang dito ay yung rattan going to 3rd mountain kasi matitinik, hirap wala makapitan tapos medyo maputik yung daanan kaya madulas.

Overall, masaya siya. May mga trail na pwede ka tumakbo. And madaming tanim na prutas kaya di ka magugutom paakyat. Pagbaba mo ng bundok may Yambo Lake, pwede ka muna magbabad at maligo.

u/GORGjet — 2 days ago

Hikes during Habagat

Hi, planning to hike this weekend, any minor hike reco na not too bad during this rainy season? Actually planning Nasugbu Trilogy or Mt. Ulap. Pero baka may better suggestion po kayo

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u/Automatic-Farm2207 — 2 days ago

Somewhere in Bakun...

sunod sunod yung ulan, sana gumanda na ang panahon sa mga darating na araw.. parang magandang umakyat sa Benguet ngayon eh, kaya lang dami pa daw landslide doon, ingat kayo jang mga taga Norte!

u/Physical-Mud1817 — 3 days ago

Call to seasoned hikers: Help me make a Pre Hike Guide!

Hello, ang daming nagtatanong ng pre hikes tapos kung kaya na nila ba yung major. I would like to make a guide about this na mahahanap sa web search.

Bale eto pa lang rough outline ng idea of what pre hike can prepare: Endurance (length), Open trail (heat), Technical (scrambling/upper body), jungle trek (limatik, dense plants, tinik), river crossings

Minor Pre Hikes to Major:

  • Mascap Twin -> Mascap Trilogy at Montalban Trilogy
  • Mt. Ulap -> Kotkot Bukaw, Tenglawan, Kabunian

Lower Major Pre Hikes to Major:

  • Makiling UPLB -> Makiling Traverse, Tarak Ridge, Tarlac Trilogy
  • Tarak Ridge -> Arayat Quadpeak, Mt. Irid
  • Arayat Twin Peak -> Quadpeak
  • Montalban trilogy -> Mt. Irid
  • Mt. Irid -> Bulpeak
  • Kotkot Bukaw -> Pulag Akiki, Tapulao Dayhike, Mt. Ugo Dayhike, Purgatory Dayhike

Higher Major Hikes

  • Mt. Ugo at Tapulao Dayhike -> Sapang Uwak, Cawag Hexa
  • Arayat Quadpeak or Bulpeak -> Cuytarak/Pantarak
  • Tapulao + Arayat -> Mt. Apo

Sample lang yan. Tapos we can organize better with tables or graphic design. Pwede din ihiwalay yung day hikes sa two days for cases like Purgatory and Tapulao.

I have not climbed G2 kaya I ask for help here to make suggestions for this pre hike curriculum idea.

Edit: To make it clear, I never said na hiking lang ang dapat niyong gawin pre hike. Regular exercise and body conditoning is a must, pero obvious na po iyon. I hope you understand the goal of this guide: It is just to help build confidence and knowledge with real life trail practice sa mga gusto mag overprepare.

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u/pinkpugita — 3 days ago

Merrel Accentor 3 or Moab 3 Womens?

Help your begginer girlie out. Sabi ng mga nababasa ko Moab 3 raw pero wala naman nakalagay na sa description na waterproof siya. Any thoughts about what to buy?

u/odd-lost_soul — 2 days ago

Fuel canisters in the Philippines?

Hello all,

I'll be moving to the Philippines next year (from the US) and I'm preparing items to bring.

Among my hammock, boots, and hiking sticks, I'm thinking of bring my MSR jet stove.

Are these fuel canisters readily available? If so, where and roughly what is the cost? I'm unable to balikbayan box them for obvious reasons.

Anything else I should be considering?

Thank you.

u/jacromer — 3 days ago

beginner hike this september

hello po! my friends and i are planning to hike together for the first time this september. there's 4 of us, so basically:

- 1 who has done 5 minor hikes

- 1 friend na fine dining person at napilitan lang sumama, pero nag hyrox naman siya this year

- 1 na natatapilok kahit sa flat surface, pero g sa mga experiences na may chance mamatay, thrill seeker, medyo sporty, no hiking experience

- 1 na happy to be there lang, nakapag hike na pre-pandemic, pickleball enthusiast daw

what's the best mother mountain for this group? ang gulo kasi namin sa gc kaya nag ask na ako sa reddit. reco please, kakayanin namin! thank you po! < 3

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u/alltimelowalways — 4 days ago