We arrived at the jump off at around 10:00 AM and after a brief 15-minute discussion with our plans and intentions to our guide, we started to trek using the existing Paquita Trail (trail that is being used by Paquita brothers in going to their upland vegetable plantation), and reached “Mando’s Shoulder”, a large flat area suitable for camping at around 250 MASL similar to the Sugad Plaza of Mt. Malinao at 11:00 AM. Although there are some short steep assault, the trail up to is generally manageable and easy. After passing through Mando’s shoulder, we pushed further and passed to some possible water sources and reached the “Dasma Point”, a smaller flat area which is likewise a very suitable camping ground at 11:30 AM. We rested in Dasma point and enjoyed our lunch while planning for the “great left turn”, the process of establishing an access trail to the mountain’s highest point. We termed it as “great left turn” because we are about to create a left turn fork from the current hunter trail which ends in a kaingin area few hundred meters from Dasma Point.
For sure, this mountain would be a great hiking destination in the future. We shall go back to establish the trail that will cut through the steepest part of the mountain soon and connect the highest peak to the Susong-Dalaga peak.