Mount Pulag by the Ambangeg-trail

Date:

29.12.2010

© Lyngve Skrede We signed on a guided trip to Mount Pulag with www.trailadventours.com, because that was actually cheaper than trying to do it by ourselves. Cheaper because of the shared transportation to the trailhead and also the share of guide. Having a local guide on the mountain is mandatory to get a permit anyway.... It was a big surprise to find out that more than 50 hikers had signed up for this trip. We joined at the Victory Liner bus station in Pasay (Manila) in the evening Dec 27. From there we took the 6-hours nightbus to Baguio City, which we arrived before sunrise. Here the three chartered jeepneys waited for us, so the second leg of the journey along the scenic Halsema Highway could start almost immediately. We had breakfast halfway along this beautiful winding road in the middle of the Cordilleras, >>>

Kanlaon by the Guintubdan trail

Date:

22.12.2010

Kanlaon is the highest active volcano in the Philippines, and since we were not far away, we decided to go for it. First we visited the DENR office in Bacolod and got a permit after 1-2 hours (the rules say you should apply 3 months in advance though). The permit fee is 300 pesos per person. The DENR office also arranged a local guide. This is mandatory to get a permit, and the guide fee is 500 pesos per day. Next morning we took a local bus from Bacolod to La Carlota (30 pesos), then a local jeepney from La Carlota to Guintubdan (30 pesos). Here we met the guide and shortly after we started on the 5-6 hours hike from 900 meters elevation to saddle camp at 2300 meter. It was hot and humid in the rainforest, partly very steep too. We stayed a rather cold night in our beach-tent at saddle camp >>>

Gunung Lawu

Date:

29.10.2010

Distance:

14.0km

Gunung Batok, 2nd time

Date:

27.10.2010

Gunung Batok

Date:

26.10.2010

Jabal Umm ad Dami

Date:

10.10.2010

Bestemte meg for 1 uke med backpacking og ørkenvandring i Jordan for å få med meg alle severdigheter i dette praktfulle landet (verden er mer enn fjelltopper): -Madaba og Mt Nebo -Dødehavet -Kings Highway med enorme canyons -Kakar -Petra Sandstone City (New 7 Wonders of the World) -Jebel Haroun (ca 1350m), høyeste fjell i Petra -Wadi Rum ørkenen i fotsporene til Lawrence of Arabia -Aqaba ved Rødehavet -Amman Og selvsagt hovedmålet Jabal Umm ad Dami, høyeste fjellet i Jordan og nesten på grensen til Saudi Arabia. Ingen andre å dele kostnader med på en såpass spesiell tur, så betalte ca 200 USD for 2 dager og 1 natt i Wadi Rum ørkenen med en lokal beduin guide. Men det må sies å være ekstremt bra "value for money" med tanke på alle de timene som medgikk til kjøring på sand-stier >>>

Jabal Harun

Date:

08.10.2010

Eggen

Date:

14.08.2010

Tverrådalskyrkja

Date:

07.08.2010

Lægdekulen

Date:

05.08.2010