Happy Birthday Jig!!!



~ Carpe Diem ~

The unthinkable happened (again) - I wasn’t able to join the BMC 2007 Training Climb 2 (TC2). I injured my left foot Thursday night after coming back from Baras with Maxie (2k1). I slipped banged my big toe on the grill of the gate in our garage ( Read more... )

Presenting, (most of) the BMC 2007 trainees ...


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“Banayad” - adjective; 1) gentle, e.g., gentle slope; 2) petiks, slang for relaxed, e.g., petiks climb; it was the word used often by Team Leader Tonyboy in our pre-climb meetings when asked to describe the route we used in our June 1 to 3, 2007 Mt. Ugo open climb ( Read more... )

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Below is the letter I wrote regarding my bad experience at the Port of Batangas and the hassles that came our way when we arrived at Magdiwang ( Read more... )

Clouds drifted overhead as Kim and I made our way up the Camel’s Back, one of the many saw-toothed peaks of Mt. Guiting-guiting (G2). It was already past 9:00AM when we reached the peak where Kokoy, our tail guide, waited for us. We were falling behind our teammates; TL Cecil, Genie, Leo, Mau and Rob were already making their way up another minor ( Read more... )

Summer ... Youth ... Outdoors ...

Environment ... Camaraderie ...


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I was back at Mt. Sembrano barely 3 ½ months since my first visit. It was supposed to be a sort of reunion climb with AMCI friends - Sweepers, Packers, and senior/junior members - whom I’ve not climbed with for several months now, but unfortunately most weren’t able to make it ( Read more... )