mt. Sembrano

Pililia, Rizal
Major jump-off: Brgy. Hall of Malaya, Pililla
LLA: 14°23'10"N; 121°21'57" E; 745 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3

picture was taken at the campsite of mt. sembrano 5/15/2010
this mountain was the first mountain that showed me the greatness of nature.


my cousin "jay" told me that they will hike a mountain in rizal.


since high school I'm already interested in doing some adventures especially hiking because some of my friends tried it also but since my parents was strict I couldn't join my friends. 
(back to story)


since I'm an adult now. I convinced my mother to go with my cousin.


the day came, I was very excited I couldn't sleep. 


Around 3 am. I'm ready with my backpack but my cousin still sleeping he said "ang aga mo naman. kumain ka muna dyan. mmya pa tyo mga 5 am aalis"


haha. so I was very early due to my excitement.


around 7 am. we start trekking. 

since I'm a newbie (at this point in my life I'm still considering myself as a newbie). after several hours of walking I already got tired but the will of my eagerness boost my body. haha


around 10 we arrived at manggahan and we decided to take some rest since the heat got intense and we will ready the food for our lunch

14:00 we resumed our trek

before sunset we decided to pitch our tent and take some memorable pictures. Unfortunately,we decided to not to go to the summit and try to continue the trek tomorrow morning(5/16/10)

my cousin kuya leo :)

around 22:00 lights out ( nakainom na e pra uminit dahil sobrang lamig)
Due to my excitement I forgot to bring jacket. Imagine the feeling. haha

the next morning. 6:00
some of us prepared the food while the others continue to ascent to the summit

around 9:00 we decided to descent but we follow first rule of mountaineering. "leave no trace"

around 10:30 we arrived at manggahan and decided to prepared for lunch. Being a newbie to the hobby I'm trying to be observant to what their doing and be able to learn things from them. 

chef edison preparing tinolang manok for our lunch :)
and finally the lunch.

my cousin jay, sir john and sir franz..

after eating, me and jay in the falls..


around 15:00 we decided to descent to town proper

around 17:00 we are going back home to manila. :)

wala ako dyan. haha :)

god bless..


#some of the pictures got from ma'm aisa serencio