My First Mountain Trekking Adventure

Back on August 24, 2012-My first Mountain Trek in Purok 8, Datu Sicao Falls, Tamayong, Calinan, Davao City.

It was the annual celebration of “Kadayawan Festival” here in Davao City, and there were no classes on that specific day we climbed because of the festival. Because my classmates had decided to go to Sicao Falls in Tamayong to enjoy the short vacation, I also decided to join.

It was my first time and I was not really prepared for the trek. In addition to that, my classmate and the leader of the trek, Danjie, surprised us when he said it was going to be a night trek and also on that night it heavily rained. On that night of our journey, only 8 had joined the trek and the other had not come because of some personal matters.

Though I was totally not prepared and I had a fear of darkness, I did face my fear and with limited flashlights we had, we still tracked our journey.  It was almost 10PM when we left in Calinan on our way to Purok 6 Tamayong riding with a motorcycle.

After almost an hour of motorcycle ride we reached Purok 6, and it was the start of our stiff and ever exciting trek to Purok 8 Sitio Utan. Because we had only limited flashlights and the trail was slippery and almost of the company were beginners, we reached Purok 8 for almost 3 hours.

This photo was taken at one of the three rivers on our way to Purok 8.

Our first morning in Purok 8 Sitio Utan, Tamayong, Davao City. Me and my friend Rommel with the kids in the village.

My first travel companion in this kind of fad.

On our way to Sicao Falls-River Trekking. Here are our pictures taken during our river trek to Sicao Falls.

Mokmang Falls- that's what the group named it.

Sicao Falls

And on our way home with my new friends.