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    ^ thanks for the repost, Tizme.

    Update to this thread. Here are some pics from my hike last January 27 to Mt. Purgatory in Bokod, Benguet (in the North).

    Pics from the jump off point, where we had a short orientation prior to the hike. The Mt Purgatory / Mangisi trail passes by 6 mountains and is 26 or 30 km, depending on where you exit. This traverse trail is rated as a 6/9 difficulty mountain and is not advisable for beginners.

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    Mt Purgatory is named as such because of its characteristics - very quiet and eerie. The local name is Mt Mangisi, but it is more popularly known as Mt Purgatory among hikers. It was named Mt Purgatory by Mr. Durham Bennett, an American supervisor of Benguet Consolidated Inc (BCI), a logging company that operated during the American period until the 1980s.

    More info here:
    https://mtpurgatory.weebly.com/about.html

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    Pre-climb orientation, around 5am. Our group left Manila around 9:30pm the previous night. We travelled in 3 minivans, around 45 ppl.

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_052851-jpg

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_061003-jpg
    ^preparing for the hike

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    Morning has broken
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    Start of the hike
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    Some scenes along the way

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    Many thanks to anyone who will repost these pics.

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    Sunrise
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    One of the rest stations
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    More views
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    One of the vegetable farms we passed by
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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Pre-climb orientation, around 5am. Our group left Manila around 9:30pm the previous night. We travelled in 3 minivans, around 45 ppl.

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_052851-jpg

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_061003-jpg
    ^preparing for the hike

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Morning has broken
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_061649-jpg

    Start of the hike
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_062627-jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    More views
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_065941-jpg

    One of the vegetable farms we passed by
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_071730-jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    ^ thanks for the repost, Tizme.

    Update to this thread. Here are some pics from my hike last January 27 to Mt. Purgatory in Bokod, Benguet (in the North).

    Pics from the jump off point, where we had a short orientation prior to the hike. The Mt Purgatory / Mangisi trail passes by 6 mountains and is 26 or 30 km, depending on where you exit. This traverse trail is rated as a 6/9 difficulty mountain and is not advisable for beginners.

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_042950-jpg

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_043152-jpg
    ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Some scenes along the way

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_063000-jpg

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_063029-jpg

    Many thanks to anyone who will repost these pics.
    ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Sunrise
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_063406-jpg

    One of the rest stations
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    ...

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    Thanks very much, D48.

    There was a slight drizzle and a rainbow afterwards!
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    The first of 6 Mountains
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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Thanks very much, D48.

    There was a slight drizzle and a rainbow afterwards!
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_091745-jpg

    The first of 6 Mountains
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    Vegetable farms and sacks of fertilizer
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    Just kept walking along the pine forest
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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Vegetable farms and sacks of fertilizer
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_074955-jpg

    Just kept walking along the pine forest
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    Just kept walking ...

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    Mossy forest
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    It rained/drizzled, so we had to get our ponchos out
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    Reached the summit of Mt Pack, the 2nd mountain. Unfortunately, it was cloudy/ raining, so no views to be had. That's life...

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    and walking ...

    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Mossy forest
    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_104553-jpg

    It rained/drizzled, so we had to get our ponchos out
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    and stopped

    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Reached the summit of Mt Pack, the 2nd mountain. Unfortunately, it was cloudy/ raining, so no views to be had. That's life...

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    Reached the summit of Mt Purgatory around 1pm, after 6 hours of hiking, mostly along muddy trails

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_124845-jpg

    Again, there was no clearing, unfortunately
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    Reached the summit

    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Reached the summit of Mt Purgatory around 1pm, after 6 hours of hiking, mostly along muddy trails

    Hiking in the Phils-img_20190127_124845-jpg

    Again, there was no clearing, unfortunately
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    Well done K-pop!

    Great to see nature like that.

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    Katie,

    With the weather and mud it looks a little like this hike was more endurance than just pleasure. I suppose the exercise and sense of achievement is the thing and any views ans stuff you get to see are bonus. WRF to the logging, it looks like the company didn't re-establish / re-plant as there seems to be big cleared expanses which is a shame. Bet you enjoyed ticking this one off your list though - well done.

    EDIT

    Have you got yourself a Phils map that you can mark off the hikes? I spent so long in Nepal and hiked so much i got one and marked them off just as a way to remember them all.
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