Blogs from Mt Pinatubo, Philippines, Asia

“And now we walk,” Wilson says, jumping from the back of the 4x4 truck where he is seated. Our vehicle is on a wide clearing, parked with other 4x4s. The passengers of the other vehicles are slowly getting down as well. It’s a beautiful morning and the early rays of the sun have arrived. Occasional gusts of wind provide a cold respite from the increasingly strong heat. Nearby, a queue of young men and women in army clothes jog to the ravine, where Wilson says our trek will start. “They’re army students having their graduation today.” Before us loom tall rocks, protruding from the hardened lahar on our feet, like something you only see in movies. We’re in the base of Mt. Pinatubo, near the Pampanga-Tarlac-Zambales tripoint. It’s 6 a.m. and we’re about to start our ... read more

MOUNT PINATUBO located in ZAMBALES has created one of the biggest natural destructions in Philippine History and in the World. The Volcano erupted from July 1990 to June 15, 1991 and formed Ash-falls from Northern Luzon up to Northern Visayas for months, raising Death Tolls from Ash-floods, closing roads and disrupting land, air and sea travels in the area of the Northern Philippines. And that is Nature’s Destructive and unparalleled power and it can’t be stopped. However, after 20 years, Mount Pinatubo is considered as one of the most recommended Tourist spots in Central Luzon where locals are already earning from the ruins of gray ashes… My Voyage to the top of Mount Pinatubo is one of my most memorable adventures because I endured a lot but it was all worth it. From a 2 hour ... read more

I decided to take a little breather form the sun, sand and sea. And that's how I found myself trekking the grand canyons of Mount Pinatubo, crossing the seemingly endless number of streams with some evil-looking sulfur formation on its sides and to be finally treated to the blue-green waters of the Pinatubo crater. * Before the Mt Pinatubo tour * I had to meet other solo climbers and group of trekkers at 3am(!) somewhere in Quezon City as was written in the itinerary of Tripinas tours. On a regular day, that'd be just the time that I'd go to bed. Geez! Why so early, I thought to myself. But I realized that its better to start early to avoid traffic, the horrible sun, etc. Anyway I was really excited to travel to the Pinatubo since ... read more