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Climbing Mount Apo – 11August02

Route starting from Agko Springs near Kidapawan, Mindanao.
Climbing Mount Apo is a good workout. Itโ€™s not a technical climb, but donโ€™t underestimate it. Take a good rain coat and a small tent because it rains a lot and gets very cold at night.
Hypothermia could be a problem if you get soaked and donโ€™t have any dry clothing to change into.
Steam rises from a hot spring in the photo at left.
Water is available at several places along the way so taking a liter water bottle along should be enough. Carrying extra weight will make each step harder.
Mt. Apo is 2954 meters, and is the highest mountain in the Philippines.
There are a few river crossings at the beginning of the trail. The park workers have installed crossing bridges for some of the rivers, but prepare to get your feet wet crossings small streams and swampy areas.
Itโ€™s a good idea to take along spare dry socks for the next day and for sleeping at night at the top. Why not be comfortable? Just remember not to take along anything that is not needed because you will be doing a lot of up hill walking and will regret it.
There are a lot of plants to look at along the way, but very little wildlife. Even birds are not common.

Itโ€™s really a good idea not to push too hard. Pace yourself so you donโ€™t get too winded, unless you are really into trying to make good time. Probably you would never be able to match the speed of a local man that lives in these mountains.
They can literally run straight up this mountain and it was suggested to me that they could probably make it to the top in 4 hours.
This is along Lake Venado, a swampy section where the trail levels out for a bit. Some people camp on this plateau and then do the final ascent the following morning.
Swimming in the lake is prohibited. It is swampy with a mud bottom and a tourist with a bit too much to drink went in for a dip and didnโ€™t make it out. Scuba divers were flown in by helicopter and found the body straight away but fog had settled in and they had to walk down the mountain with their gear. It was pretty slippery and my guide told me that one of the divers fell and broke his arm.
It is a bit unsettling to see some of the garbage piled up along the shores but most of the trail is fairly clean. All garbage is supposed to be hauled out but many ignore this requirement.
Suggestions for climbing Mt. Apo
1) Concentrate on making yourself comfortable rather than being the fastest climber. Dry clothing and comfortable shoes will really make things more pleasant.
2) Be sure to take rain gear โ€“ I prefer ponchos to pants and jacket combos.
3) Take a small tent or tarp.
4) If you want to free yourself up for taking pictures โ€“ hire a porter for 200 pesos plus food per day. (5USD) Why not help out the local economy a bit?
5) Check in at the tourist center in Kidapawan where they will organize a guide for you at the cost of 500 pesos per day.
6) Have the guide cut a light walking stick for you or crack out the new telescopic one you got from the sports store!

Source: http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/mindanao/climbing-mount-apo.html

With new golf courses springing up in and around Clark Philippines and an ever-increasing patronage by tourists from neighboring South Korea, Clark Freeport is short on hotel accommodation.

Even with the addition of 27 holes in 2009 and 2010, there is an acute shortage golf tee times for at least 5-6 months each year. Local players compete with frustrated (golf) tourists from Korea and China for tee times. Unfortunately Clark Philippines doesnโ€™t have the luxury of vast tracts of land suitable for this type of development.

Mimosa offers 36 holes of championship golf, visitors can pay and play, busy during the weekends but not that difficult to get on or join up with a group to form a 4-ball. The new FAKCC offers 27 holes of world-class golf.

What many tourists and residents of Manila, Subic, Pampanga Angeles City and Clark Philippines found out over the holidays when they traveled out of town going north to Pampanga for a short getaway and a nice vacation was that there is a highly recommended hotel in Clark is also a very night out place.

This web site contains articles and information that will be helpful to visitors, residents and tourists traveling out of town from Manila on a short getaway to Subic, Angeles City, Pampanga and Clark Philippines. There are several web sites that contain information that might also be pertinent to what is happening in North Luzon, Subic, Tarlac, Pampanga, Clark Freeport Philippines.

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While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.

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