Mt. Pamitinan (Dayhike + Budget Breakdown)

Mt. Pamitinan is located at Rodriguez, Rizal. It is one of the trio mountains located on the same municipality, together with the Mt. Binacayan and Mt. Banoi. If you are adventurous, you can try trilogy and can climb these three beautiful mountains in one day.

We arrived at the jump off at around 4:00am, registration usually starts at 4:30am. We paid 50 pesos environmental fee per head. At the barangay you also need to give donations in any amount you can give. I gave them 20 pesos. It is also advisable to wear gloves and protections from the sun. You can buy gloves at the jump off point for just 35 pesos for a pair and for the sleeves it would be 30 pesos. You can also buy hats for 110 pesos.

For the guide, It will be for 500 pesos for 5 persons. We are a group of ten and we had two guides. They are quite good and humble. Kuya Mark and Kuya Rolly which is a grade school teacher at the place.

Kuya Mark's contact number: 09087006282. You can contact him ahead of time to have you and your group booked. 

We started the trek at exactly 5:00 am. We first crossed a hanging bridge in which you can see the flowing waters coming from the Wawa Dam and the breathtaking view of Mt. Pamitinan and Mt. Binacayan. Here are some photos which were taken after the hike.

Mt. Pamitinan

Mt. Binacayan

There are several spots that you can take a rest, and there were stores that can provide you temporary shelter and food. The people were also nice though. In fact we actually had my sister rest in one of the stores as we continue to hike because she was dizzy.

We arrived the junction at around 6:00am where some hikers were also resting. This is the starting point for the mountains Mt. Pamitinan and Mt. Banoi. There were also some stores in here that sells some food and drinks like buko and melon juice for refreshment.

The trail going up is a challenge. The mountain is actually full of rocks and you really need to be careful climbing and jumping through them since some were having sharp edges.

I wasn't able to document the time when we reach the first summit, maybe because I was caught by the breathtaking view that is in front of me. In here, there were policy to take almost two to three pictures per person to give time for others who also wanted to have their pictures taken at the edge of a huge rock.

We took almost an hour taking pictures and resting in this beautiful spot. If you are brave enough you can also get to an edge of a cliff were you can pose like you are hanging.

Sorry for the face tho. heheheh :)

The second summit is about 30 - 45 minutes away from the first summit. You need to climb in a rope for you to get to the peak. In here, you can see the picturesque view of the famous Sierra Madre and Mt. Binacayan and Mt. Banoi.

Sierra Madre

Our guide also wanted us to experience the other side of the summit. They told us that we can take more pictures here because some of the guides were not going in that place.

The summit

After taking a lot of selfies and group pictures, we then descent for us to rest and freshen up. the original plan is that we will be swimming in a pool nearby or will bathe in the famous Wawa Dam. But unfortunately due to some events (we were all tired and cannot decide), we just have our shower at the shower rooms at the jump off point for just 25 pesos.

I also wanted to do spelunking at Pamitinan Cave, but unfortunately it is closed due to some reasons. So sad.

 

THINGS TO BRING / REMEMBER:

- Wear shoes or sandals.

- Wear comfortable clothes. For girls, it is advisable to wear leggings and put shorts on top of it.

- Wear gloves, because the rocks were sharp and hot.

- Bring at least 1liter of water. Depending on your water consumption.

- Bring protections from the sun. (Sun Block lotion, sleeves, cap, shades)

- If you're going on a weekend,  make sure to be there as early as 4am, because there were a lot of hikers also going there during weekends.

- There were Limestones that you can see on your way, make sure to not touch them because once caught, you will be entitled to pay 250 pesos per gram

Limestones

BUDGET BREAKDOWN:

Van = 1500 pesos

Environmental fee = 50 pesos

Donations = any amount

Guide = 500 pesos x2 = 1000pesos for a group of ten

Other Expenses:

Cap = 110

Sleeves  = 30

Gloves = 35

Lunch = 60 pesos

Shower = 25 pesos