NORTH COTABATO, PHILIPPINES – Hundreds of mountaineers all over the country are expected to participate in the first Mount Apo Rainforest Adventure which will begin today.
The four-day climb dubbed as the National climb 2006 is hosted by the Guardians of Lake Venado and the Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines.
Participants of the said event will be joining the local governments of Magpet and Kidapawan in doing massive cleanup drive in various trails going to the peak. They will likewise join in the tree planting activities led by environmentalists and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Various activities have been scheduled for the climb, among them a waterfall adventure, water tubing, river backpack adventure, and interactive workshop, including scientific scaling on the carrying capacity of the various trails going to the summit.