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

**OTEP** · June 14th, 2003 01:12 PM

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** · June 14th, 2003 01:37 PM

pati yung vitara ni mike stock na stock!

**boybi** · June 14th, 2003 01:39 PM

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

**mbt** · June 14th, 2003 01:40 PM

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

**OTEP** · June 14th, 2003 01:47 PM

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** · June 14th, 2003 01:55 PM

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** · June 14th, 2003 02:00 PM

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** · June 14th, 2003 02:13 PM

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

grabe naman un...

**Ungas** · June 14th, 2003 02:19 PM

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

**OTEP** · June 14th, 2003 08:21 PM

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: