Mount Marami-Silyang Bato (405+ MASL), Maragondon, Cavite
Mount Marami-Silyang BatoMaragondon, Cavite
Jump-off point : Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes, Cavite
LLA : 405+ MASL
Days required/hours to summit : 1-2 days/4-6 hours
Specs : Minor climb; Difficulty : 3/9 ; Trail Class 1-3
http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2007/09/mt-marami-405.html
There are two ways on how to get to Magallanes from Pasay or from the Cavite/Batangas main terminal in Coastal Mall. Ride a bus going to Naic (fare around Php70), then at Naic terminal ride a jeepney going to Magallanes (jeepney fare Php37). Tell the driver that you'll be dropped at Brgy. Ramirez. Another trike ride will lead you to the jump-off (Php40/trip).
The more comfy way on how to get to Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes is a bus ride going to Nasugbu. Tell the conductor to drop you at Brgy. Amuyong, Alfonso, Cavite (around Php70), only one municipality away from Tagaytay City. From Amuyong, a jeepney ride going to Magallanes (Php36) then a trike ride to Brgy. Ramirez. Going to Alfonso than to Naic has shorter traveling time. We just came from my hubby's hometown, Amadeo, Cavite. We're only 10 minutes jeepney ride away from Tagaytay City. We took the first option going to Magallanes thru Naic. And we took 4 long jeepney rides and a trike ride (a total of 2 long hours from Amadeo, Cavite already) going to the jump-off, wherein we could only reach Magallanes from Tagaytay in an hour. At least we took the two options for my readers' easy access to the place when they plan to get here.
At the Brgy. Hall of Ramirez, we volunteered to register our names. They said that they are no longer collecting registration fees. But for me it is definitely okay to collect fees because in here we were able to eat our lunch before taking off. They even offered their super cold drinking water. We refilled ours. We even freshened-up here and used their comfort rooms. It is here where we negotiated for a guide. The first one who offered his service is charging three times than what we got. Be wiser, don' t just accept their offers. It will be thriftier to read blogs or any information about the place so you'll always get the best deals. We even told the first guide that we were paying for some guides in major mountain climbs but not his Php2000 offer. He said it's really hot that's why the fee is that much. Good thing Alfred Diño joined the conversation, he said "Ako na lang mag guide sa inyo!". Super swerte, aside from being kind, makwento, matulungin... he knows the shortcuts. His celphone number is 0906-203-4867. Tell him you read his number in our blog for discounts.
And the super hot trek just started...
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| the sun is just unforgivable |
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| Crossing the river |
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| wishing for more shades |
I've noticed my son's face is reddening. I thought it was just the heat of the sun. I noticed that he has allergies all over his face... good thing we have a first aid kit with medicines for headache, burns, allergies, lbm, etc. After taking 2 tablets, the allergies were gone. Hayyyy salamat!
The trek going to the campsite was an exhausting 4 hours. The guide tried to do one final shortcut going to the campsite but we noticed that the there were no more trails. It has no sign that it is being used as a trail going up. We thought that maybe it is called Mount Marami (Marami means many) because it has many forks, many ligaw, many trail, many horse and cow's manure (nagkalat!) grabe! If it is your first time going to Mount Marami don't be "kuripot" in getting a trail guide, there will be a lot of time and energy lost if you will not hire a guide. Getting one is strongly recommended. Mount Marami has been known as a mountain with labyrinths of trails. You'll really get lost if you don't hire a guide. If we didn't get lost, we will be at the campsite for 3 1/2 hours. I noticed that there are few mountaineers hiking here though it is a weekend.
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| we met a lot of accommodating locals and horses here |
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| Nuestra Señora |
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| entering a private property |
After 4 hours of trekking under the scorching heat of the sun, we finally arrived at the campsite. Our 3 liters of water per person was emptied. Water source can be found via trekking going up, before reaching this campsite, we already refilled our containers but I guess it will still be not enough for us since we still have to use water for cooking and a little freshening up, kahit hanggang toothbrush lang.
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| water source... finally |
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| magnificent view from the campsite |
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| we decided to camp here (30 to 40 minutes from the summit) |
And the sun rose ... Good morning Mount Marami!!!
I was able to post a status in facebook while spending the night here... lakas ng signal!!! promise! may 3G!!! hahaha =)
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| the boys... |
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| sarap ng morning with my sweetie <3 |
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| Mount Marami-Silyang Bato's color during sunrise |
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| our campsite for a night |
Ahhhh, they thought that the kids with us will slow us down... They are absolutely wrong because they are always in front of the trail... iba ang resistensya nila!!! I thought I'm stronger than them.
As we were climbing going to the summit, we feel or see that the summit is going farther than nearer.... magic ei!
At last... the summit at 405 MASL
At last... the summit at 405 MASL
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| don't underestimate them... they are faster than us |
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| Josh at the other view of the mountain |
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| that very cute rock formation, hehehe =) |
We stopped for a while... the area where we wanted to take photos is separated from where we are already standing... You either jump over the open area or the safer thing to do is to be assisted by two persons both from the other sides. One wrong step and you'll be dropped 400 meters below... OMG! Take a lot of care, trekking this area must be taken seriously...
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| daddy jumping over the cliff |
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| Alvin |
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| Daddy |
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| the boys with our guide, Alvin |
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| my first born, JP |
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| Josh |
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| Jasmin, 7 years old, was the youngest mountaineer to sit here =) |
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| Justin, Alvin's son |
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| kung takot humarap sa cliff para magpa picture, eh di tumalikod =) |
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| Bantog and Villanueva Family, mountaineers by heart <3 |
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| hope we will be complete in the future |
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| ganyan sya mag-emo, nagpapahabol |
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| syempre may moment din ako =) |
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| group pic |
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| with the love of my life |
I've done dayhikes at Mt. Tarak Ridge and Mt. Pico de Loro. Getting to Mt. Marami one way really drought me, it is more difficult than my two dayhikes though Mt. Tarak Ridge is a major hike (10 hours two ways) and Mt. Pico de Loro will take you 8 hours to hike two ways. This mountain may be classified as a minor climb for me pero nahirapan talaga ako dito. The heat of the sun contributed a lot to the difficult climb. I consumed 4 liters of water just by climbing down.
It's time for Raymart Bantog's overload!!! the coolest mountaineer you'll ever meet ... a certified bachelor... ayan mga girls magsawa kayo, hahaha =)
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| Mt. Pico de Loro as background |
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| the famous Silyang-Bato |
two days itinerary :
Day 1:
8am to 11 am - bus ride from Coastal Mall to Naic terminal
11am to 11:30 am - jeepney ride from Naic to Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes
11:30 am to 11:45 am- trike ride going to Brgy. Hall
11:45 am to 12:30 nn - lunch at Brgy. Hall, arrange guides
12:30 nn to 4:30 pm - 4 hours trek going to campsite
4:30 pm - pitch tents
5:00 pm - refill water, cook for dinner
6:00 pm - early dinner, socials
8:00 pm - lights off!
Day 2:
5:00 to 6 am - prepare and eat breakfast
- break camp!
6am to 6:40 - campsite to summit (Silyang Bato)
6:40am to 8am - picture taking at the summit
8am to 8:30am - summit to campsite
8:30am to 12:30nn - campsite to Brgy. Hall
12:30nn to 1:30pm - lunch at Brgy. Hall, freshen-up
1:30pm to 1:45pm - trike ride going to terminal (Magallanes to Amuyong jeep)
1:45pm to 2pm - wait for the jeepney trip
(jeepney ride from Magallanes to Amuyong goes every hour)
2pm to 2:30pm - jeepney ride from Magallanes to Amuyong, Alfonso, Cavite
2:30pm to 4:30pm - bus ride from Alfonso to Coastal Mall or Pasay
(believe me this is the shorter route going to Manila)
8am to 11 am - bus ride from Coastal Mall to Naic terminal
11am to 11:30 am - jeepney ride from Naic to Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes
11:30 am to 11:45 am- trike ride going to Brgy. Hall
11:45 am to 12:30 nn - lunch at Brgy. Hall, arrange guides
12:30 nn to 4:30 pm - 4 hours trek going to campsite
4:30 pm - pitch tents
5:00 pm - refill water, cook for dinner
6:00 pm - early dinner, socials
8:00 pm - lights off!
Day 2:
5:00 to 6 am - prepare and eat breakfast
- break camp!
6am to 6:40 - campsite to summit (Silyang Bato)
6:40am to 8am - picture taking at the summit
8am to 8:30am - summit to campsite
8:30am to 12:30nn - campsite to Brgy. Hall
12:30nn to 1:30pm - lunch at Brgy. Hall, freshen-up
1:30pm to 1:45pm - trike ride going to terminal (Magallanes to Amuyong jeep)
1:45pm to 2pm - wait for the jeepney trip
(jeepney ride from Magallanes to Amuyong goes every hour)
2pm to 2:30pm - jeepney ride from Magallanes to Amuyong, Alfonso, Cavite
2:30pm to 4:30pm - bus ride from Alfonso to Coastal Mall or Pasay
(believe me this is the shorter route going to Manila)
Hi! just want to ask kung steep po yung pa summit like Pico's monolith or just normal ascend? more on lakad po yung 4hrs to reach the campsite? 40 mins to summit? thank you! we're planning to go there this year po. :)
ReplyDeleteHi maam check my blog about Pico de Loro, this is Mount Marami blog po, pero pwede po traverse Mount Marami-Mount Pico de Loro traverse but we haven't tried that yet. When you view my blog sa cp, click nyo po web version then go to labels, choose Mount Pico de Loro... pero sa tanong nyo po manageable po pag akyat sa monolith ng Pico de Loro, just be very early kc super haba po ng pila. May lubid naman po doon, just be very very careful po.... Ingatz sa climb =)
Deletehi po! im talking about Mt. Marami po :) naakyat ko na po ang Monolith sa Pico. Yung sa Mt. Marami po ba is beginner's lang? 2 or 3/9 difficulty? Thank you po! :)
DeleteAy hello! Haha! Sorry po =) Mt. Marami manageable at pwede sa beginner 3/9 difficulty. Ang mahirap lang po sa Mt. Marami trail ay yung matinding init ng araw. Mas maramdaman nyo siguro na madali lang ito maaakyat kung mag start po kayo ng around 5am para maedyo malamig po... Yung papuntang summit madali lang po kesa sa Mt. Pico de Loro, napakainit lang po talaga, nakakatuyo ng lalamunan. Ingatz po sa climb =) At maraming salamat po sa pagbabasa Gelline =)
DeleteHi Ms. Rochelle :) first of all, i had fun reading your blog about this hike :))
ReplyDeletequestion: possible naman o sha for a day hike, right? also, how much po ang cost ni Mr.Diño as a tour guide?
Thank you. God Bless you and your family, Ms.Rochelle :D
Possible po ang day hike, start really early na lang po. Tawagan nyo na lang po si Mr. Dino, negotiable naman po lalo na banggitin nyo na nabasa nyo dito. Ingatz po =)
Deletehi ms. rochelle,
ReplyDeletewe're planning to climb this feb. 25th. ask ko lang sino ang guide niyo? baka pwede na sya maging guide namin.
how much ang guide fee?
Thank you.
April
Negotiable po ang guide fee, tell him you read his number here para may discount. Ingatz po =)
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ReplyDeleteHello Ms Rochelle! Omg. I got really pumped while reading your blog! We are planning to go there on April 12 but it makes me wanna go there this weekend already! Thank you so much for this! Btw, is it possible to go without a guide? Like in Mt. Talamitam, kasi the trails are really visible. Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteHello Ms Anne. Naku po, better hire a guide because there are a lot of "ligaw" trails. Sa sobrang init mapapagod po kayo kung walang guide. Negotiable nman po guide fee ni Alfred, hehe! Ang mahirap lang d2 ay ang matinding init ng araw. Start really early na lang po before the sun goes up. Ingatz po... Ang daming views dyan, super!!! Haha! enjoy po =)
DeleteGood day po!
ReplyDelete2000 pesos po ba yung guide? huhu :((
Good day Carl. That's too much po. Reasonable na po yung Php1000 lang.
DeleteGood afternoon po. Ask ko lang if magkano trike fee sa Naic to Mt. Marami kapag 4:30am-5:00am???
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