Nasugbu Trilogy (Mt. Talamitam) Dayhike

December 30, 2013
Nasugbu Trilogy: Mt.Pico de loro, Mt. Talamitam, Mt. Batulao (Three Mountains in one day!)

Second stop! Mt. Talamitam

When we reach Nasugbu town, we eat our lunch at Mang Inasal, refill our water (hehe), eat unlimited rice (YEY!) and freshen up. After our lunch in Mang Inasal we rode a bus to Km83 which is the drop off point for Mt Talamitam.  Km83 is the known marking when going there, Mt. Talamitam is located at Brgy. Aga, Nasugbu, Batangas. Mt. Talamitam is known for its hot nature due to its plain environment and grassland terrian. 

Bayabasan Elementary School, near km83

When we arrived at the km83 marking, we waited for our 6th member of the team, sir Mong which will be coming along from Dasmarinas, Cavite. We thought that he was riding a bus, several buses pass by but no sign of sir Mong, until a man in the bicycle going to our direction, and viola! It's sir Mong with his bike. After the kamustahan segment. We go to the registration site. The local wants us to hire a guide since it was a mandatory policy, but we manage to talked to them and consider us with no guide. Mt. Talamitam trail is easy and visible and no need for guide. 

After registration we decided to leave some of our things in order to make us more faster in our trek. We just bring our valuables, water, camera and tripod, also sir Mong decided to bring his bike all the way to the top of Mt Talamitam. On our way to Mt Talamitam, we encounter a traveler also going to Mt. Talamitam, he was alone he was Lester a.k.a binatanglakwastero (blogger name). We invited him to join us since we have the same motive, to go to the summit of Mt. Talamitam. he also told us that he will be going to Mt. Batulao. 

Mt Talamitam trail

After some walking in the plains, good thing it is almost late in the afternoon, not that hot and we feel the breeze coming from the air. A expected, trail was well establish and no need to hire a guide. We are hike in a smooth flowing pace, but we have 3 hours allotted time for this mountain. Sir Mong our strongest member brought his bike all the way to the top of Mt Talamitam. Instead of him riding the bike, the bike instead ride at him in order to reach his goal to reach to top. 

Sir Mong hiking with his bike

It was my first time to climb this mountain. When we reach the summit, I was amazed in what i saw, we see Mt. Batulao, our last mission, and Pico de loro, our first mission, in the summit. When all of us reach the summit, we conduct our agenda, to get some memorabilia for our successful second mountain. We took some photos with the bike, since its cool that we have a bike at the Mt Talamitam summit. 

Reach second mountain: Mt Talamitam grotto

After a pictorial mode in the Talamitam summit, we descent the mountain as fast as we could, since we have left some of our things in the registration site, we almost run like we are having our trail run in Talamitam. When we reach the registration site, we rest for a bit, drink some cold cola then ride another bus all the way to Evercrest, the jump off point of Mt. Batulao.

Bike inside the bus going to Evercrest

ITINERARY
1330 ETA Km83, Brgy Aga, Nasugbu from Nasugbu Bayan
1345 Registration area at Sitio Bayabasan, Brgy. Aga (KM. 83)
1400 Start trek
1515 Arrival at summit
1600 Start descent
1700 Back at registration area, head to Evercrest
1730 ETA Evercrest