On The Top of 'Ulap'
‘Wherever you go, go with all your heart.’ On The Road I almost backed out of our Mount Ulap hike. I had plenty of reasons to do so, although none of them made sense. Maybe I was just making excuses and one main reason was the long travel to the Cordillera region. I had enough of our previous trips to Banaue in Ifugao and Kabayan in Benguet which proved to be taxing. I also find the journey amidst zigzag roads spine-chilling. But then, I kept reminding myself that I’ve already made the commitment to join the trip and it was very unprofessional to back out with no good reason at all. In the end, my curiosity about Ulap’s famed Gungal Rock finally convinced me to do the climb. Barely two weeks after conquering Mount Pulag, I again found myself traveling to Benguet to conquer another famous Cordilleran mountain. The journey started as early as Saturday evening since it was a long way to Itogon. My usual routine whenever our group had a climb up north is to wait for them...