More than a week out, yet I am very excited for the climb up Mt. Pulag. It's been a while since I went hiking and despite my previous disposition of not climbing anything higher than Level 1 (ok maybe 2), I am ready to embark on a Level 3 climb that spans 3 to 4 days. Of course half of the time is just getting there, but it's all good.
A few worries though are:
1. My knee. I've had this problem for the longest time and I just hope it stands up. It hurt a little during the Urbanathlon last week, but not as bad as when we had the Jungle Survival Training way back when.
2. Food. I am a relatively big eater. Or better yet, I get hungry every 2 hours. And if I don't eat, I shrink hehe. And will all the hard work I've put in to gain weight, I don't want to loose it with just one hike. I also need a lot of food to sustain me through this adventure. Not quite sure if I can stash enough food (and the right ones) in my bag.
3. Temperature. I hear it goes down to 6 degrees Celcius up there. I have been to Vermont and it's sub zero temperatures but I had some winter clothes then. I don't want to lug all that bulky and heavy clothing up the mountain. I just hope what I brought would be sufficient.
Despite these concerns, I am good to go! Mt. Pulag here I come!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Ready for Mt. Pulag
Sunday, November 16, 2008
The real Wrath of the Lich King
With the recent release of the Wrath of the Lich King, there has been a recent influx of gaming traffic on the WOW servers. Yesterday, I had to wait nearly an hour to get in (only to play for a few minutes before heading out to do some personal stuff).
Now I am waiting in line yet again to level up my character. And I haven't been up to level 70 yet! 3 levels to go...
Urbanathlete
I just came back from the 2nd Annual Men's Health Urbanathlon in UP Diliman (actually a few hours ago... had net problems). It was a nice experience and I would like to thank Verchie Totanes, Benny Alegre and his officemate Jericho Santos for sharing the experience with me.
I may not have made it alone so going as a team really helped. My right knee is a little stiff, I have put it to a little too much stress. Hopefully this prepares me well for the next adventure... Mt. Pulag!
Will post pictures as soon as I get copies of them. Unfortunately we had to make do with Verchie's cell phone as nobody bothered to bring a digital camera... but it's all good I suppose.
