Experiencing my first summit was surreal. Mt. Pinatubo was, as experienced trekkers would call it, a walk in the park. And the crater being your end point, there's no feeling of being on top of everything in sight. With Mt. Pulag however, due to unfavorable weather, the one hour trek to the summit was impossible. But with Mt. Batulao, my third mountain, we were blessed with good weather all throughout the night - thank You Lord for that. We were supposed to wait for the sunrise on the summit, trek early and rely solely on our head lamps, but after having our breakfast we decided to just wait for the sunrise from the camp site of Peak 7. We trekked to the summit before 7:00 AM. Which was just about right, we got there before eight - stayed for awhile and had to leave after savoring the view and of course, photo-ops. You don't really want to stay long as the sun is rising fast, unless sunburn is your thing. Haha!
Here's a photo of Mount Batulao with the stars.
And lastly, here's a time-lapse clip I captured at around 4:00 AM, we had a clearing at that time. Which was what we really hoped for. Me and my friends are much into shooting the stars. Moisture is a huge concern when shooting at this time outdoors, it's scary for it might do our cameras harm. Yes, it's risky, but after completing one full set and the final clip has been rendered - everything just fades into black as I view these clips again and again, I'm always left in awe. Not to, as we put it in our language nagbubuhat ng sariling bangko, but I see myself as just but another medium to capture what our eyes don't normally see. Anyway, I hope you like the clip below.
That's just about it for this post, cheers! :)
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