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Mt. Halcon 2,582 MASL
February 21-25, 2019
Baco, Oriental Mindoro
Major jump off: Brgy. Lantuyan, Baco, Oriental Mindoro
Alternate jumpoff: Brgy. Bayanan, Baco, Oriental Mindoro
Days required / Hours to summit: 3.5-4 days / 15-18 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 9/9, Trail clas 2-4
Features: River crossing, mossy forests, rocky ridges, limatiks
Requirements:
Major Climb Certificate or BMC Certificate
Medical Certificate
Waiver
Valid ID
- Itinerary
- Inclusions
- Exclusions
Day 1
0700 Meet up. Batangas Pier
0800 ETD Batangas Pier, take Roro to Calapan
1030 ETA Calapan Pier, Ride jeepney to Puregold to buy Supply
1100 Puregold. Buy supply and take lunch
1300 ETD to Baco Municipal Hall, Arrange for permit
1330 ETA Baco Municipal Hall. Arrange permit and courtesy call to Mayor
1530 ETD to Tagbungan Mountain Resort
1600 ETA Tagbungan. Rest, swimminng.
1800 Dinner and social.
2200 Lights Out
Day 2
0500 Breakfast / Prepare for the hike
0700 Start Trek
1200 Lunch along the the trail
1300 Resume Trek
1700 ETA Aplaya campsite
1830 Dinner
2000 Light’s Out
Day 3
0600 Breakfast / Break camp
0800 Start Trek
0900 Dulangan River
1200 Lunch at Camp 2 or along the trail
1200 Resume Trek
1600 Knife Edge Ridge
1700 ETA summit / set up camp
1900 Dinner / socials
Day 4
0530 Wake-up call / Enjoy the sunrise atop Mt. Halcon
0800 Start descent
1200 Lunch along Dulangan River / Swimming!
1300 Resume trek
1600 Back at Aplaya campsite / Set up camp
1900 Dinner / socials
Day 5
0500 Breakfast / Break camp
0700 Start descent
1200 Lunch along the trail
1500 Back at trailhead. End of trek!
1600 Tagbungan Resort. Swimming clean up and dinner
2000 Take jeep back to Calapan
2100 ETA Calapan Pier. Buy ticket
2200 Take ferry back to Batangas
2400 ETA Batangas. End of trip.
Roro Round Trip (Batangas-Calapan-Batangas)
Terminal Fee (Batangas and Mindoro)
Chartered Jeep (Calapan-Baco-Jump off-Calapan)
Registration and Permit at Baco Tourism Office
Guide Fee
Bag Tag
*1 Group Porter for food supply
Food for the whole climb
Personal Porter
Event Shirt
Entrance Tagbungan Resort