Chef Don in Mt. Manalmon

Our featured Happy Camper for this month is Don. The veteran outdoor chef who likes to cook "papaitan" and "sisig". His camping cuisine are excellent...to hungry, dehydrated and tired hikers. He profess that he never uses MSG in his cooking. Magic Sarap Ginisa is what he use.
Interested parties who would like to get his services may contact this blogger. He promise to give 10% of his fee to this blog just to be featured as Happy Camper of the Month.

Daylight Come & We Wanna Go Home

We barely know each other when we started the climb. The mountain trail gave us a chance to engage in small talks and "getting to know you" conversations. By the time we reach the summit we have become buddies. We have conquered the mountain and we made new friends.
Daylight Come...&
A group picture before descend is an SOP. Smiling Happy Campers,

I'll see you in my next climb...
We Wanna Go Home

Preparing for the Next Climb

Are you bored waiting for your next climb?
Be guided...

1. Build up your stamina. Jogging, aerobics and what have you may work but hell it's not fun. Conserve energy... SLEEP! On rainy days like these, would you rather get wet or cuddle your pillow?

2. Lift some weights. Buy a six pack and do a bicep and tricep exercise with it. A 3 set 20 reps will do. After your workout, put it in a freezer and cook your favorite pulutan. Call a friend, and viola... you'll not only enjoy lifting it again, it will relax you as well. Be sure to do it slowly so it will build up your muscles.

3. Do breathing exercises. High altitude sickness happens because of lack of oxygen. How are you going to simulate it then? A pack of cigarette a day will do. This will not only prepare your lungs for worse condition in a climb but nicotine will also wrapped it like a shield against bacteria.


Caveat... this works for me and may not work for you.