Mt. Damas (Major Day Hike)

leiaguinaldo22
Oct 18, 2017
2 min read

Another major climb (Day hike this time) for my 2017 bucketlist.

Its kinda hard at first coz' of the never ending river trekking (looks like it never ends tho coz' im sooo tired LOL 😂) . You will also passed by a series of "mini - waterfalls" along this part of the trail. The main challenge I've had would be probably the rope segments. I have to climb down the wet and slippery rock face by holding onto the rope which was provided by our guide.

Shortly, we reached the junction between "cardiac" (last part to summit) and the trail to Ubod falls. Seeing the start of cardiac trail, I must admit that I was so intimidated on how steep it is. My estimates regarding the steepness would be around 60-70 degrees because we literally had to tilt our heads to where we were going. Pushing through one step at a time, we reached a beautiful tree that caught my attention then immediately get my camera.

😄🌱 After our photops at the summit, I told my friends that I wanted to go to Ubod falls na so that we can have our lunch there. ( My friend brought his cook set so that it will lessen our food expenses).

Our Lunch !!!!

📍Mt. Damas

🌳Location: San Clemente Camiling, Tarlac

🌳Elevation: 685 MASL

🌳Specs: Major Climb

🌳Difficulty: 6/9

🌳Trail Class: 1-4

🚥VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

(3-4 hours) Bus (Five star cubao via San Carlos) to Camiling - PHP 262 x 2 = PHP 524 (1 hour) Tricycle (Camiling) to Jump off - PHP 100/head x 2 = PHP 200

Total Expenses: PHP 724

🌼Other expenses:

Guide fee: PHP 500

Registration fee: PHP 20

🌼Things to bring:

-sun protection

-extra clothes

-flashlight

-trail food

-med kit

-garbage bag

-camera