The Climb

I should have done this blog months ago, but with a busy and super hellish term like this. Oh God I can't believe myself. I even procrastinate with things like these.

 Anyways, I had the most unexpected and extraordinary journey in my life. That day was March 16, 2014. It was the day I and my schoolmates along with our prof in Copywriting class, climb a mountain!!!. I was with my friends Sarah and Angela. God. Would you believe it? It was my first time to climb a mountain and it was incredible! I have always wanted to climb for so long. Finally, wish granted! And one of my bucketlist was checked! I remembered, I even joined a club in school, called Mapua Mountaineering Club, but sadly it didn't work out. My mother didn't allow me to climb back then because she said it's too dangerous and  risky. Yeah yeah I know. But then I still wish that someday I might be able to try it!! And that day was March 16! YAAAY!

The mountain that we climbed was Mount Batulao in Nasugbu, Batangas. They said that this mountain are for beginners and is an easy mountain. But hell it was not! As a first timer, it's extremely hard and scary for me of course! As we start on our trekking, I have fears that i won't make it. When we were on the peak 3 to 6, I just wanna go back! I was shouting and crying and regretting that I should've not join this climb in the first place. I also realized that I have huge fear of heights. I could not even stand straight and steadily when I'm trekking. Its funny though, my friend Angela get stuck in the peak 4 because she suffered headache and hallucinations. We thought she will not able to continue but when we were in the peak 6 or 7, she had unbelievably able to paced with us. It was great because she had recovered easily and go along. It was a terrifying experience as there was a time I almost fall when I was trying to reach a rock. I was so scared and I just wanna fly to the top or fly back to the mainland. In my dismay, when we were able to reached the highest peak, I graced for joy! We stayed there a for a little to take pictures and enjoy the view. And after that we go down the mountain. This is the hardest part of climbing, going down. It's more terrifying than climbing up. There was also some point that we used a rappel in going down. It was a little terrifying When we were able to reach the land, I was relieved and happy at the same time. The hiking almost took 8 hours.  It was an incredible and awesome experience! So exhausting yet worth it! I SURVIVED MY FIRST CLIMB!! hooray!

After these events, I've thought that it will be my first and last climb and I won't ever try it again. But until my mom told us that her company will have an outing in Zambales and she said that it will involve climbing! That was last summer, May 2014. My hopes were up again so I went anyways. I should be in school that day but I don't want to miss this experience! Many people are saying when you survived your first climb, the next climbs can be a piece of cake! And the climb in Zambales was a proof to that statement! It was really a piece of cake! My fears of heights were gone in an instant and reached the peak smoothly. It was a great second climb. It was more great because my mom and sis were there, too.

So I hope that I'll be able to have more climbs in the future. I really love it and I think I might consider it as hobby. Its just I love the feeling when you're at the top. The feeling freedom and high spirit I felt there was one of a kind. It feels like I'm on the top of the world and can conquer everything!