Gathering information from various internet sources (with due respect to the writers/bloggers), Mt. Talomo is a mountain in the Davao Region, adjacent mountain to Mt. Apo, and has an elevation of 2.670+ meters above sea level. It is ranked within the top 12 mountains in the Philippines. Accordingly, in "Pinoy Mountainer", the mountain is classified with a difficulty level of 7/9, the same level with Mt. Apo and Mt. Pulag.
It will take you two days for the ascent and descent, depending on the weather and the frequency of breaks/rest times. The frequency will depend on the physical fitness of the mountaineer. Also, it will take time if the trail is muddy.
The trail will entail passing through fields and forests with mossy and muddy trails. In the ascent, you will have to rely in gripping tree trunks, sturdy branches and roots. Hence, it is important to wear construction gloves. It could be tricky in choosing branches to hold since some of them are frail branches while some are deceivingly strong, but in fact merely fallen or cut branches, hence unattached to any tree. The choice of branches to hold on is important, or you will find yourself at the bottom of a ravine. Good body coordination and balance are keys in passing fallen mossy trunks.
Reaching the summit is victory itself. A reward for walking nearly ten hours and climbing almost an elevation of 2,670+ meters. You really have to enjoy the view and experience the natural situation at the top of the mountain, before starting the treacherous descent.
While it may look easy for the ascent, the descent is very difficult since you are descending with gravity. It is very tricky to look for a foot stop to hold your momentum, and it is doubly difficult if the trail is muddy. Sometimes, you have to crawl the fallen trunks to get down from a certain level.
Because of the previous night rain which made the trail muddy, and having nightfall caught up with our hike, it took us more than twelve hours, with total darkness, to reach Mt. Sicao Village.
But nothing will beat the experience in scaling Mt. Talomo, specially for us, our first climb ever.
Reaching the summit is victory itself. A reward for walking nearly ten hours and climbing almost an elevation of 2,670+ meters. You really have to enjoy the view and experience the natural situation at the top of the mountain, before starting the treacherous descent.
While it may look easy for the ascent, the descent is very difficult since you are descending with gravity. It is very tricky to look for a foot stop to hold your momentum, and it is doubly difficult if the trail is muddy. Sometimes, you have to crawl the fallen trunks to get down from a certain level.
Because of the previous night rain which made the trail muddy, and having nightfall caught up with our hike, it took us more than twelve hours, with total darkness, to reach Mt. Sicao Village.
But nothing will beat the experience in scaling Mt. Talomo, specially for us, our first climb ever.
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