Mt. Romelo - Siniloan, Laguna
MASL - 240+
Mt. Romelo is situated in Siniloan, Laguna. It has eight falls within the mountain range, so it is a must to bring cameras with you.
We decided to climb this mountain around December and since it is my first time to climb, I was so excited. It is considered minor climb with a rate of 2/9 as per Pinoy Mountaineer. Although, the trail was shaded with tall trees, the difficulty come to be higher due to its muddy trail specially during season, but the good thing about this is we were able to see the waterfalls in full blust.
Supposedly, it is a day hike but we ended up staying one night. Well, the campsite is huge and can accommodate large group of hikers. Since, we don't have tents, we decided to rent a "kubo" 200pesos/kubo and it can accommodate 4-5 people.
The next day, we started our climb down to the Buruwisan Falls. The path is slippery so we had to be careful. There are eight water falls in Mt. Romelo but among these the most accessible is Buruwisan Falls. When we reached the falls we were amazed by it's beauty. I might say it is the largest and tallest fall in the mountain.
During noon, we also decided to go to batya-batya falls. Reaching the falls is quite hard because in order for you to reach the fall you'll be crossing a breast-dip to neck-dip water. When we reached the other side we immediately took pictures because right above batya batya fall is Sampaloc falls. We also took time to check Lansones falls, we stayed there for a couple of minutes to take pictures, then go back to the campsite. We wanted to visit other falls but unfortunately, we only have limited time and all of us are tired, but we enjoyed and stayed there too much. We've reached the jump-off at around 5pm. It was a successful climb for a first timer like me.
Take only pictures; leave only footprints
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