This climb reminded me to be always ready.
I do not label myself as a mountaineer,but i really enjoy seeing the view on top.I do this as a recreation and more of fulfilling my duty to commune with nature every once in a while. and i believe ,people should really try this cause once yiu step on the mountain you really forget about other things and you concentrate with the trail.
Weather reports said that there will be low pressure area so we had to raincheck the night and hours before the climb. Because if it is going to rain we would not definitely push through. We are not going to risk our safety,ofcourse.
Eager as we are(this was after midterms)we prayed that it wouldnt.So,it did not. Weather was fine.Sky was calm. We packed up and prepared for our hike in Mt.Ayaas in montalban,rizal.
We were only 3. One is a newbie. We just asked one tour guide to accompany us, his name is kuya Bernie. There are so many people that time:a group hiking for a cause,a group who will be attempting quad-climb(4mountains).
We started 630.
We had to walk beyond wawa dam.
And ride a boat across the water going to mount ayaas
You can see mt
The trail looks like this.
There will be river crossing(which is actually new to me) I was a bit anxious because of the news about tragic river-crossing (though i managed to take it as a new experience ) I fear running waters because the current might be that strong to drag you away and there might be deep areas that you would not know unless you have already drowned yourself.
this one is ankle deep to half- lower leg deep
Well,this one was a good experience to me though. I think that was about 1hour of river -land-river trail
We passed by 4 “bahay-kubo” and even rested on one.
Kuya said you can drink this water.it is from a spring.he also added that if a flowing water is seemingly color blue then it is somehow safe to say it is clean.
The tower 
Going up
The view
The summit
There is only one peak at mount ayaas. So there were other group of mountaineers with us. Time check:10:00am.
Wind was cool,its direction was toward us,and only to realize that it was going to bring the rain clouds on us.
After resting ,taking pics,eating our snacks and of course enjoying the view. We decided to start our descent because it was already showering.
It rained harder than we thought so e soil became muddy. This was the first time that i hiked in the rain. Good thing we have raincoat.
We reached the river part.and i can say that the river level got higher than my knees and the current becomes faster.
I was worried about crossing.i know how to swim but the currents may be so strong.also, i was worried about my gadgets because it was on my waste. We really had to hold hands so we can cross the water. But i know we can definitely go out of this “omg” situation.
When we reached the bigger part of the river,kuya bernie,our trail guide,decided that it is best for us to traverse to mount pamitinan because it is much safer.(I just hope my newbie friend would not be traumatized though)
So that is what we did.it took us more than an hour.
But good thing,we are all safe plus we were able to set foot to another mountain up to the junction to another mountain.
In the end,it was a good ,fun experience
Basically,this is going to be a survival adventure.Bring only the important things .remember to pack light,travel light.
Never ever forget to bring:
Water(hydration bag,about2L.)
Medical kit(Diatabs,paracetamol,antacid,betadine,etc)
Alcohol
Rope(esp for river crossing)
Raincoat
Gloves(to protect your hands from t horns and sharp rocks)
Plastic(for your things just in case it rains)
Trail food
Baon
Flashlight
Handy Towel
Extra clothes(it is better if you wear trekking pants or leggings to cover your legs)
Camera
And your smile!!!