The whole climbing trip kicked off with a 4-hour bus travel to Baguio and another 3 hours to Benguet in a jeepney (Thurs night to Fri morning). We went to DENR to register and listened to the Ranger's orientation. Just before 12noon of Friday, we were on the jump-off of the Akiki trail.
After an hour of trek, we arrived at Eddet river where our group spent our first night.
Then Saturday morning came, the day the 'real' climb commenced; the first challenge was to cross this bridge. (This is not so scary, the bridge is made of metal. Sorry for the blurry image)
After the cross on the bridge, the next three hours consisted of climbing slopes like the one in the photo below.
We reached the camp site after about 8 hours of walk and climb. That's our group who still managed to smile despite the 6 degrees Celsius cold at the camp site. This is where we spent our second night.
The next day (Sunday) was the day for our climb to the summit. Unfortunately, Sunday morning turned out to be gloomy so we didn't get the chance to see the sunrise. We just waited for the clearing to take good pictures:
The climb via Ambangeg trail was fairly easy but still ate 3 hours of our time.
All in all, it was a fulfilling experience since I survived the assaults, cold and long walks. I can say now I'm one of the many others who 'killed' the killer trail. :)
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