Conquering Mountains: Mt. Pico De Loro

After my first hike up a mountain in Mt. Pinatubo, I just can't help but keep climbing and hiking mountains. My 2nd climb was in Mt. Pico de Loro. Since I had no idea how to do a do-it-yourself hike my friends and I decided to book a tour with Trailadventours. The meeting place for the start of the trek was in McDonald's, El Pueblo. The call time was at a gruesome hour, 3AM! With little to no sleep and a bit of a cold I soldiered on and joined my friends.
The almost 3 hour ride to the jump-off point gave all of us time to rest our obviously sleep deprived bodies.

The Trailadventourers looking fresh before the hike

Mt. Pico de Loro is not as high as other mountains at 664 MASL but despite its lack in height it more than made up for it with a difficult trail to the summit. For this was only my second hike up a mountain I found the trek up quite challenging compared to Pinatubo. Pico de Loro's trail was steeper in most parts compared to Mt. Pinatubo's. But despite its steep incline, the trail was still manageable. Since my friends and I joined a tour group I didn't know how much the fees cost and how you can get there through public transportation. Luckily, Pinoy Mountaineer offers directions and other tips about scaling trekking Mt. Pico de Loro.  

Going up the trail 

At the summit

Looking at Parrot's Beak

The cove

Just chilling

My impression of the Corcovado

That wraps up my adventure to the top of Mt. Pico de Loro. The trip up and down the mountain took 6-7 hours, but if you are fast and agile it could take less. This is definitely not the last time I'll climb a mountain.