Hi-Peak in the May 2003 issue of C! Magazine

[OTEP]

I was a bit amused when I read it kasi the author depicted Hi-Peak as this sort of super hard trail (level 3++) that only the famed British Rovers can tackle. hehehe. Kesyo iniwan daw nila yung Dodge Dakota halfway up, etc.

Ano ba naman kalokohan iyon. Mike made it up in a STOCK Jimny (base model pa kaya smallish tires) and KimpOy made it up in 2WD (with a little help from BEAST). Natawa lang ako. hehehe. Bili na kayo ng C!.

[kimpOy]

pati yung vitara ni mike stock na stock!

[boybi]

andun ba mga pics nyo? :mrgreen: kung wala di na ako bibili :mrgreen::mrgreen:

[mbt]

baka hindi experienced four-wheelers yung staff ng C!...

[OTEP]

Si Phil G. din ang trailmaster nung Land Rover Club, right? Phil drives a NISSAN FRONTIER.

Ang ganda ng play of words. Here are a few of my favorites:
*"Some members in the older model Rovers chose to turn back to prevent holdin g up the others from time-consuming recovery."

---Rovers turning back? Holy ****! I bet they their jaws would drop when they see kim in his TWO WHEEL DRIVE Strada. hehehe.

*"The descent was even more challenging than our ascent the day before. Robbie's pitched Defender crawled down at a terrifying 45 degree angle and once again, we all hung on for dear life. I felt like a molested crash test dummy."

---Over naman ito. I wasn't that difficult. Challenging yes pero I never felt molested at any given moment. hehehe.

[RedHorse]

ganon ba?

eh parang sa bulletin yon, (every fri and motoring section), in the same page, may review ang Ford Ranger and Isuzu Fuego, same trail, Baguio to Sagada. Unknown yong writer ng Ford, samantalang veteran naman yong mga nasa Isuzu (Aris Ilagan). Natawa ako doon sa Ford, meron pang sinabing "dusty grave" (takot na yatang mahulog), samantala ang mga nakasakay sa isuzu eh nagtataka na kung ano ang nangyayari (nasa huli kasi sila). Hindi pa yata sanay mag 4wheel drive ang loko.

[kimpOy]

otep, if my memory serves me right, medyo maulan yata nun umakyat sila, kaya mahirap yung trail nila.
and also may tv coverage pa sila, di ba na edit out yung mga hindi rovers, pati yung kay phil G.
baka naman sponsor ng roverclub yung article kaya "only the famed British Rovers can tackle"

gawa na kayo ng tsikot magazine, he..he

[GlennSter]

you guys can actually write a letter to them telling your experience sa high peak....

grabe naman un...

[Ungas]

Pahiram na lang po ng copy nyo boss OTEP! Pati na rin yung Overlander mags nyo pahiram na rin. :mrgreen:

[OTEP]

kimpOy,
I'm looking at the photos. All the LR's seem dry and dusty.

I'm not really bashing the article's writer or the Land Rover marque. I'm just saying that Hi-Peak was not really as hard as they depict it to be. Nung umakyat tayo last April, none of us could claim that we were expert off-roaders (most of us still can't claim that up to now). But we made it.

Btw, wala ding mention sa article about the spotters. They are the unknown heroes of the trail. Baka hindi na sila gumagamit ng spotters. :mrgreen:

[ARB]

it depends on the person, like the author maybe he is used to testing cars on the road and on the track that is why for him it was extreme already. unlike you where you are exposed to these elements parang ordinary lang to. or the pajero can go where the rovers can also go, or they are just vehicles also. he he.

there was also an article about high peak on 4x4 magazine, they have LC's in the pictures.

[crawdaddy]

di ko na binasa yung ibang mga posts, pero tama nga yung sinabi ni mbt, hindi sila experienced 4-wheelers...

[OTEP]

Basta ang importante, Hi-Peak was fun! :D

[Olive Drab]

: )
tama, it was dry and dusty during that time.
for me, its PUBLICITY with the use of exaggeration and not lies.
we've been to hi-peak thats why we can gauge if the author is exaggerating. it is my impression that the author is also not an OFF-ROADER but a writer.
same goes with those who went to pinatubo doing test-drives of new pick-ups. alam naman natin that even an old jeep can do it.

[vinj]

I just have a question though. Since it seems that High Peak is a known off-road spot/trip, are there any efforts by groups to maintain and preserve the place?

I've been an "off and on" mountain climber and one thing i've noticed is that once a destination gets popular... deterioration of the area in terms of cleanliness, environment, etc follows.

[OTEP]

vinj,

Hi-Peak is an old mining road closed to the public.

Pero yung ibang campers naglalagay ng vandalism sa rock walls. sayang.

I doubt if it will get popular soon. Not everyone is crazy enough to drive 15kms for 5 hours.

[Olive Drab]

I just have a question though. Since it seems that High Peak is a known off-road spot/trip, are there any efforts by groups to maintain and preserve the place?

I've been an "off and on" mountain climber and one thing i've noticed is that once a destination gets popular... deterioration of the area in terms of cleanliness, environment, etc follows. :(

the basic ones siguro. leaving nothing but our tracks.
nobody did tree planting pa yata.

[kimpOy]

vinj,
"high peak" is a privately own by Csquare mining
our good friend Phil G. IS THE ONLY PASSPORT there
no phil g. no high peak!

[kiper]

hmm..pag naakyat ko ung hi-peak na un..ibig sabihin walang kwenta ung mga rovers nila...hehehehe.....:mrgreen::twisted:

[vinj]

vinj,
"high peak" is a privately own by Csquare mining
our good friend Phil G. IS THE ONLY PASSPORT there
no phil g. no high peak!

Thanks for the heads-up... I was just wondering since the i've noticed a lot of nice climbing spots going to waste due to public negligence.

When we used to go climbing, we would usually bring along one sapling to plant at the camp site/summit... We draw lots on who will be the lucky guy (poor soul?) who will carry the sapling up the mountain in his pack. What i'd usually do is volunteer to buy the sapling so that i can be excluded from carrying duties (i'd usually pick a big sapling para bad trip yung kakarga... hehe :P ).

Why dont you guys try doing something like that during your off-road trips? Its easy naman to load it in your rides.