DESTINATION: Mt. Apo 2,956 MASL
JUMP-OFF POINT: Brgy. Mainit, Digos, Davao del Sur
EXIT POINT: Brgy. Ilomavis, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato
SPECS: Major Climb, Difficulty 7/9, Trail class 2-4
CLIMB DATES: June 23-27, 2011
We arrived late at base camp in Sta. Cruz at Day 1, so we decided to sleep the night away.
Day 2 was crucial that our call time was at 5am. We started on the trail at 7:45am. We trekked to camps 1 and 2, climbed the boulders, assaulted the 87 degrees slope, reached the summit 2 and went straight to the camp site in full packs. All in a day... Whew!
The following day, we scaled the summits for sunrise appreciation. It was petiks day. We deserved the rest. We climbed down to Lake Venado past 2pm and stayed there for the night. We had a decent socials this time. It wasn't as cold as the temperature at the summit campsite.
The fourth day was another crucial one. It was the day to descend Mt. Apo. The descent was long and seemed endless. River trekking was our only solace.
The exit at Kidapawan brought us to a sense of relief. We survived Mt. Apo. Four days of hermitic way of life was awesome.. You get to miss civilization.
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