Travel and Road Guide to Manabu Peak (jump off)

How to get there in Manabu Peak Jump off

From Gil Puyat

Option 1 via Lipa

Take bus bound for Lipa which is not taking the STAR Toll way then tell the bus conductor to drop you in front of cemetery near fiesta mall. Take trike going to Sulok, Barangay Sta. Cruz.

Option 2 via Sto. Tomas

Take bus bound for Lucena then drop to Barangay San Pedro then take trike to Sulok, Barangay Sta. Cruz.

Road guide from EDSA-Magallanes to Sulok; from Lipa City to Sulok.

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3 Peaks day hike: Mts. Batulao, Talamitam and Manabu

3 Peaks day hike: Mts. Batulao, Talamitam and Manabu

Nasugbu and Sto. Tomas Batangas

Moving Time and Day(s): 7 Hours and 49 minutes

                Mt. Batulao:  3 Hours and 5 minutes

                Mt. Talamitam:  2 Hours and 27 minutes

                Manabu Peak: 2 Hours and 17 minutes

13 April 2013

This was an attempt to 4-5 peaks hike in 1 day but result only to 3 peaks/mountains day hike. Sir PJ Castillo, Jenny and Dona joined me in this outrageous multiple mountain hike in a day. I would like to thank Sir PJ for his determination and eagerness despite the cramps and sleeplessness. Lesson I learned from this ultimate day hike:

Get enough sleep. 1-2 hours sleep causes me so sleepy in the entire hike. We started our hike at exactly 0400H.

Take breakfast. I didn't eat enough food the night before our hike. Breakfast either. I experienced starving on our descent in Mt. Talamitam that causes me weak. I was thinking of “food food food food” particularly halo-halo.

Mt. Batulao is optional. It was the last mountain on my first 3 peaks day hike, this time I made it first. This mountain is relatively easy but has the longest trail compared to Mts. Talamitam, Maculot and Manabu.

Mt. Batulao summit (Ken, Jen, PJ and Dona)

Don’t hike Mt. Talamitam on Sunny day.  It was like an ice melting on a heated prying pan. In my next day hike, I prefer to hike this mountain on last or definitely at 1600H onward.

Mt. Talamitam on sunny day

Plan for most convenient. My plan was literally feasible but not convenient but I learned and have a better plan now. 

3 PEAKS: Maculot | Manabu | Batulao

Entering this year was full of climb plans. My first plan was to traverse Mt. Natib while thinking about Tarak ridge via Paniquian River and Pantingan peak. As I am realizing to have a budget and cheaper climb I end up in 3-4 peaks day hike climb in 18 hours but just finish three mountains. It was my alternative training climb instead of climbing Mt. Tapulao with UEM team Apo preparation for Mt. Apo on February. I’ve done this with my partner Ella Dorado.

Our EQUIPMENT

·         Deuter future 28 (each)

·         Conquer Hydro Attack with bladder: Source 2L

·         1L Nalgene

·         Side out tent: tadpole type

·         2 flash lights

·         Emergency cyalume light stick

·         Coleman Can opener

Our FOOD AND BEVERAGES

·         3 Pocari Sweat (smaller than 500ml)

·         4L water

·         Loaf Bread

·         2 Tuna (Can goods)

·         Trail food (Jelly stick,Chocolate bar)

·         Gatorade 500ml

And finally my first climb for 2012: Three mountains in three different towns in Batangas.