Mt. Batulao
I was really hoping to climb this mountain because when I saw the trip report of Pinoy Mountaineer, I was fascinated by the view. Got some information about it and I think it is time for me to give an update as well.
How to get there:
From Tagaytay City (because we were staying there), we took a jeepney in Olivarez going to Nasugbu. There were few buses passing by but we decided to take a jeepney (23 pesos each). It took us an hour to reach Nasugbu, and then we asked the driver to drop us in Evercrest. From the Evercrest, we took a tricycle for 25 pesos each. The tricycle driver did not drop us to the jump-off point; it was a new trail going to the jump-off point, then from the jump-off point to the summit.
We chose the new trail. At the starting point of the climb, I fell in love with the mountain. The view was perfect. No doubt why people love to drop by and climb the mountain. The entrance fee was 20 pesos each. Walking thru the new trail, we saw some marks about the numbered peaks. Some parts of the trail can be scary because it was too narrow but Lyngve was there to support me so it was no big deal. The trail goes up-down, up-down. With this kind of mountain, you better wear sunblock, caps and long sleeves if you don’t want to get sunburn. It took us 1 hr and 50 mins to reach the summit! Yepey! We did it. The view was fantastic! We saw the entire Batangas and Tagaytay City, Pico de Loro and Mt. Maculot were also visible. Perfect weather, perfect climb. We stayed at the summit for an hour. Had our lunch at the summit and took some photos. After an hour, we just followed the trail located at the opposite side of the new trail, which is the old trail. There was a steep part which we needed to use the rope. It was cool. What was so disappointing was that, a caretaker told us that there were climbers during the weekend that left tons of garbage. Wow I can’t believe they were polluting the nature. Why can’t they bring back their own garbage? It’s not cool at all. Stupid people should stay away from the mountain! Having a caretaker and paid 20 pesos for the fee doesn’t mean you have the right to throw your garbage. So pathetic!
When we reached the campsite of the old trail, still we saw tons of garbage, good thing we were able to bring a black bag and decided to collect and clean the campsite. When we reached the Bahay-Kubo, I told the caretaker that we already cleaned it and perhaps they can keep the garbage we collected. Then we paid another 20 pesos for the entrance fee of the old trail. It took us less than 2 hrs to reach the jump-off point. We were not in a hurry, we were enjoying the trail.
Back to Evercrest, we waited for 5 minutes for the jeepney to take us back to Olivarez.
To the beginners, I suggest you climb this beautiful mountain. You will surely enjoy the climb the same as we enjoyed it. Have fun and don’t forget to throw your garbage on the trail. Help us maintain the beauty of nature. Deal?
Here's the GPS track just in case you need it:
Mt Batulao
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