San Jose, Dinagat Island – The mountains on the Philippines are the most fascinating hike in the country; think about it Shanfu Reference In Sibuyan, Hibberke Hibber Hillk in Camiguin or otherworldly Smith Volcano IN Babuyan Claro. So I’ve always wanted to climb the Redondo Mountains – the highest point and tried to do it for a few years but was told it was unwilling to hike to be a mining area.
Thankfully, my good friend Charina Javier told me that not only Leiduoduo Mountain Open, but there is another hike on the island – Pali Mountain – This can make it worth it, especially considering that Redondo Hill can only be accessed to the top via a 4×4 LGU. So I just started with our Sulu hike, I headed to Siargao for a week remotely and then continued to pass Surigao City to Dinagat, and travel blog Christine Fernandez was joined by who was with us in Sulu as well.
Logistics were very complicated, but we ended up having a problem: renting a bag of bacon all day, and we moved from San Jose to Brgy. Llamera (80 minutes), picked up by a high-speed boat, which took us to Maytubig, the starting point of the hike. Sitio officials, including the very helpful brittle Bacara, welcome us.
This hike (starting from sea level) enters an ultramafic forest that is immediately steep but immediately harvested with lots of pitcher plants (Nepenthes Sp. ) and other fascinating flora and fauna along the way; at the top of this section, you can glimpse the summit of Palhi Mountain and be amazed at how amazing it looks – as if it is one of the main continental mountains! That trail then became even more gentle. Snaking through the forest, there are lots of fallen logs (so it takes a lot of turns and twists); somewhere in the middle is a campsite where there is a wooden structure suitable for mining workers who are actively investigating the site.
Finally, the forest once again radiates to that hot ultramagnesium tree, indicating that the peak is close to hand. By 0920H we reached the top after about 2.5 hours of hiking. On the top of the mountain (really reminiscent of the Palawan Mountains), there are panoramic views of Dingat and surrounding islands and mountains: Reddo Mountains (N) and Hornhorn Mountains (Nne) (nne), siargao (esiargao), siargao (esiaraking), lalaking bukid (S)
Unfortunately, the mining activities in Dinagat are also in a thorough view, and heartbreakingly, the mountains that were destroyed before my eyes were destroyed – otherwise, the entire hillside was destroyed, like the scenery of the fjords I saw in Norway. Barges row from minerals, even the sound of chainsaws.
We started to drop from 1000h and came back before midday. Despite the heartbreaking environmental degradation, Pahi Mountain itself remains intact, perhaps a national and local preference for ecotourism and decisive leadership, Dinagart can move towards a decisive step towards sustainability. Meanwhile, I hope more people can visit Palli Hills and the Dinagat Islands and see for themselves the beauty and vulnerability of this beautiful region of this beautiful archipelago.
