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Mount Labo

hike | 2023-04-22
1544 m altitude, 1524 m prominence, 73.55 km isolation

Mount Labo – interesting and remote Ultra mountain had no peakbagger reports and little information. So we got up early in Daet, met our trike driver and drove almost an hour to the trailhead near the village of San Isidro. After formal registration, we were introduced to the local guide and soon began our longish hike. We were unsure about the distance; somewhere we found out that the round trip would be 38km. No problem, except that on the map it looked not more like a 20km roundtrip walk. But this time the maps hid a lot of bends, curves and roundabouts. In the end we walked just over 37km.

Early morning trike ride with VIP plastic seat in the back
A few huts and retro cars along the way

At first we walked through rice fields, farmland and inhabited areas. I think a motorbike can be used for a few kilometres before the road becomes impassable. The beautiful clear sky in the morning allowed us to see the surrounding green peaks and possibly our summit too.

The summit is somewhere in the background
Rice fields
Green scenery most of the day
Shell ginger, also known as Alpinia zerumbet, is a perennial species of ginger native to East Asia, sometimes called pink porcelain lily, variegated ginger or butterfly ginger.
One of the few river crossings

The local guide said we would cross seven rivers, and although I counted slightly fewer, it depends on how you define a river. Luckily our shoes stayed dry as all the crossings were on stony paths. The bigger problem was the leeches on the trail; in some places it was difficult to avoid them, so the only option was to keep moving. On the way back, a local guide used a stick to coax a snake out of our path.

Surprisingly good trail in places and few small streams to cross
Very green all around, a good place to get a sense of remoteness
Another small river to cross
Strange plants along the way and few boundary markers at the top
Petter, Rob and I on the summit (left to right)

Most of the long walk was very gradual and easy. Few kilometres from the summit we walked on the ridge, which had a few re-accents, but not bad, with a short scramble section. The last part to the summit was a steeper climb in the jungle, but again nothing complicated. At the summit we found a couple of boundary markers (one was a few hundred metres away), a plaque with the name of the summit and the altitude. This peak was only 24 metres higher to be classified as an Ultra. There was a small risk that we would find it lower, but all went well and we confirmed the maps with GPS readings that were accurate enough to ensure a flawless Ultra definition. There were some nice views through the trees to the lower northeast summit. Rob confirmed with a hand level – it is lower. After a short break we headed back the same way.

Views from the summit to the slightly lower north-east peak
Views from the summit
Side views on the way down
The jungle trail that we shared with the leaches
A green landscape all around
Pitfall traps, carnivorous plants, have a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid that acts as a trapping mechanism for insects.
Centipede or maybe caterpillar ??
Four dotted azure … ok have no clue.. maybe Weevils ??
The showy medinilla or rose grape, Medinilla magnifica, is a species of flowering plant native to the Philippines
A species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiber zerumbet, is native to Asia but can be found in many tropical countries. It has several common names, including awapuhi, bitter ginger, shampoo ginger, lempoyang and pine cone ginger.
Roseleaf bramble, also known as Rubus rosifolius, Mauritius raspberry, thimbleberry, Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape, is a prickly sub-shrub native to rainforests and tall open forests of the Himalayas, East Asia and eastern Australia.. Eatable but tasteless comparing to the european
Another small stream to cross
Noisy forest
No idea what it is, and little desire to explore.
The Peace Lily, also known as the White Sail or Spathe Flower, is a species of plant called Spathiphyllum wallisii ??.
Again no idea ??
Very unusual and interesting plant. Jade vine, also known as emerald vine or turquoise jade vine, is a species of leguminous perennial liana (woody vine) that is native to the tropical forests of the Philippines and is scientifically known as Strongylodon macrobotrys.
A lot of shell gingers. Alpinia zerumbet
Tagbak fruit, but little info found. It was a nice offer from the local guide to try it. A bit sweet, a bit sour, lots of seeds, but generally good.
Rice fields

Unspoilt nature and very green scenery for most of the walk. Quite a few miles, but for me it was a top rated hike, definitely worth the effort. We have returned to our rented apartment and will try to catch a bus to Manila tomorrow morning. There we will meet up with Win and head for another ultra mountain – Mount Tapulao.


Mount Labo 1544 m altitude
1524 m prominence
73.55 km isolation
Ranges Philippines - Luzon
Countries/regions Philippines - Calabarzon (IV-A)
Distance 18.50 km up 18.50 km down
Elevation 1641 m gain 1641 m loss
Time
6h00 up
0h05 other
6h00 down
12h05 total
Trailhead 281 m altitude 13.9921940, 122.8561940
Route

Start at the registration office, walk through agricultural fields, then cross some rivers. We kept our shoes dry as the rivers are not deep. Long and not steep walk in the jungle, only the last few hundred metres to the top are a bit steeper. We come back the same way.

Difficulties

Quite a remote summit and quite a few leeches on the lower part.

Links GPX trail
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1 018 km walked, 77 129 m climbed

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