Mar 7, 2011

Climbapalooza Incident: What happened in Mt. Pulag did not stay in Mt. Pulag

Ok so there’s been a kerfuffle going around the mountaineering community about a certain incident involving a neophyte mountaineer who started rocking the boat by posting photos of officers of a mountaineering group… allegedly tagging them as “no balls”.

The group cited then reiterated by issuing several statements to counter the defamation done by the said newbie climber. Based on the initial actions of both parties, no clear story can be exhausted, only character assassination of each other.

The girl answered the statement issued by the group… and the mere allegation now is slowly being spun into a story as she fires her ammunition.

I have no certainty as to the veracity of the statements issued by both parties. I will just repost the information I gathered from the intarwebs. As of last I’ve heard, the group already filed civil and criminal cases against the girl who spammed several FB sites with the pictures of the officers of the group… tagging them as “no balls”.

The mountain involved was Mt. Pulag, and the event was CLIMBAPALOOZA which I think was held last weekend of February. To those who are not conversant with the hiker’s parlance…. CLIMBAPALOOZA is an event organized by the said group every February in commemoration of the V-Day… and it is celebrated nationwide.

I myself discourage mass climbing as such.

Here are the exchanges by the two parties:


STATEMENT OF THE GROUP/CLIMB ORGANIZERS

TO MS. BERNADETTE ESTACIO:
PART 2: ETO LAHAT NG MGA KALOKOHAN MO;

Minsan, DI NA NAKAKATAWA MGA SINASANBI MO. Iisa-isahin ko na lang yung mga natatandaan ko;
1. “Sir, pwede ba maligo sa ulap? Pwede bang mag-shampoo dun?”
2. “Sir, may 7-11 ba dun sa summit?”
3. “Bat 200 ang babayaran sa guide. Di ba 250 ang minimum wage dito sa probinsya? Ehh 4 hours lang naman sa bundok. Dapat 60 pesos lang babayaran ko. ”
4. “Sir, may water source ba sa taas? Kelangan ko kseng magpunas bago matulog.”
5. “Sir, eto ang mga gusto ko sa lalaki. (1.) Guwapo (2.) Matalino. Pero sa totoo lang, dito sa PNMS sa #1 pa lang di ka kayo pumasa.” (Oouuuuccchhh!!! Baka pagnakita mo sina Luigey, Neil, Jay, Sir Jun, Sir Bob… MAKALIMUTAN MO TALAGA PANGALAN MO, LAGLAG *** MO!! )
6. “Sir, pwde bang gumamit ng credit card dun sa itaas?
7. “Ang init naman dito (CAMP2, at 4AM), sapatos ko lang nilalamig”. (Meron bang pakiramdam sapatos mo? Pero pansin namin balot na balot ka ng jacket na triple ang laki sa yo. Ehh lahat kaya ng tao dun di na nga makagalaw sa lamig. Tao ka ba o ikaw yung pinakamagandang hayop? Imported Cloud Rat?)

Fyi,
WANTED ka na sa mga guide ng Manabo. 50 pesos lang di mo pa binayaran. Pwede ka naman maglambing sa kanila kung saan lang talaga pwde mo bayaran, maiintindihan ka pa. Hinatid ka na nga pati sa pagsakay ng bus, PINAGMUMURA MO PA SILA. (Balik ka ulit dun, para malaman mo kung gano sila galit na galit sa yo. Kung ang aso nga ginagawang kinilaw, tiyak na tiyak sa ‘yo PAPAKULUAN muna tapos BOPIS ang labas mo.)

Eto pa, di na matapos tapos isyu sa yo. WANTED ka na rin sa mga guide at porter ng Pulag. Andami mo na atraso dun.

Tama ka, nagbayad ka ng 200 para sa DENR fees. Eto pa ang mga di mo binayaran, iisa-isahin ko na lang;
Registration: 400
Bus: 390
Guide Fee: 100
Jeep: 500 (Baguio to Ambangeg to Baguio)
Porter Fee: 200
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TOTAL 1,590.
Yung paunang bayad mo bago umakyat 400, may utang ka pang 1,190. Mam, pwde ka naman magpalibre kung maglalambing ka lang ehhh. Sabi mo ang 53,000 gastos mo sa Hongkong, tapos yung barya lang pinagtataguan mo pa. Siniraan mo pa pangalan ng PNMS. Parang nagmamalaki ka pa. Inimpluwensyahan mo pa yung ibang mountaineers.

Pero don’t worry di na kita hahabulin dun. PERO HAHABULIN KITA PAG “TINALO MO PA ULIT GRUPO NG PNMS”, LALO NA SA MGA TAONG SINAKTAN NG MGA DILA MO.

Inaamin din naming nagkamali din kme. Nagkamali kme kse PINAGSILBIHAN KA NAMIN, GINAWA KANG DYOSA, at NAGPA-UTO NAMAN KME. Wala nang next time.

Dette, (7) lahat ang guest namin, isa ka na dun. Yung (6) wala kmeng proble-problema . MATIGAS LANG TALAGA ULO MO! MAY SARILI KANG MUNDO!!

Sabi nung isang tumulong sa yo, “Sir Jeffrey, wag mo nang patulan. Napahiya din ako sa kanya. Di inosente na yan, palagay ko may SAYAD LANG. Sinayang yung ganda nya.” You need help. You need guidance. You need a friend, a good friend, and I hope you have one.


TO MS. BERNADETTE ESTACIO:
PART 3: APOCALYPSE

Once again, Mt. Pulag dared to surprise me – taught me a simple lesson. To understand not only the nature of her enchanted beauty, but to understand the nature of individuals climbing on its foot. We conquered (again) the Mt. Pulag summit with my (9) PNMS comrades, and (7) PNMS guest climbers, not counting the FIMO Family (other Affiliates).

I met Ms. Bernadette Estacio in one of our pre-climb activities, who happened to be my former classmate in one of my subjects in Business Administration masteral course (MBA). She insisted that she wanted to go with us, with conviction. Of all the guests, she gained my first trust. I assigned her (2) PNMS buddies for the climb, in any of her needs. We shared jokes, and she even had a good laugh with us.

We implemented a strict policy: No preclimb, no climb. We conducted personal interviews, including profiling, individual climbing experiences, assessment of health, checking of individual climbing resources – as part of guest climbers’ assessments. On our final guest’s evaluation with PNMS seniors and members, lots of complaints have been aired particularly on Ms. Bernadette’s behavior, looking that she will be a big "liability" in the major climb activity (Federation Climb – Mt. Pulag). Yet, I laid my cards and had my final consideration…. I counted her in (I gambled to have a good try), even adjusted our climb itinerary favorable on her schedule.

Before the climb, I always advise her to be more cautious on the manner she speaks. I always advise her to respect the decision of the Team Lead. I always advise her to follow the Team’s itinerary. I always advise her mountaineering rules and values….., countless of times, but her obedience is a different story.

For us PNMS, mountaineering is not only climbing mountains and aiming for summits. For us, mountaineering is brotherhood united by good values. Yes, PNMS do have scars, so much wounds to bare, and we do struggle everyday to overcome that limbo. Yet, all of us are passionate and committed to be matured, and be more refined. In PNMS, we are not bounded by (1) person, we are bounded by a commitment – and we called it the PNMS BLOOD. We dared to expel a PNMS member, a close friend of mine; and history can attest to that. We defy our personal motives. As a member of the PNMS Family, we promised to protect the name and integrity of PNMS, AT ALL COST.

TO MS. BERNADETTE ESTACIO:
As my former MBA classmate, try to be more mature and professional. The words you posted speaks loudly for your attitude and behavior. Internet is poisonous; it will hunt you, will cripple you, and will eat you down – if you don’t know how to use it properly. Kindly try to see your values in different angles, and feel them. Try to check the root cause your dilemma, before having your conviction with validation and proper justification. I think, you need to learn and to understand more things in mountaineering. To be a responsible mountaineer is far beyond in your reach now.

Sabi nung isang tumulong sa yo, “Sir Jeffrey, wag mo nang patulan. Napahiya din ako sa kanya. Di inosente na yan, palagay ko may SAYAD LANG. Sinayang yung ganda nya.” You need help. You need guidance. You need a friend, a good friend, and I hope you have one.

As the Head of the PNMS, I've learned to be more careful, be a good model, be sensitive with other feelings, practice collective ideas, yet having my sound and fast decision, in a timely manner.

“Life is for one generation, a good name is forever.”

JEFFREY P. FAMATIGA
PNMS President

JUST A THOUGHT.
1. Nakasama ng loob kse di mo alam complete name ko, kahit pangalan na lang sana. You only posted the picture, with the arrow :) Magpapakilala ulit ako sa yo >> Jeffrey P. Famatiga po.

2. Fyi, 'di po ako ang VP ng PNMS, magagalit sa yo sir Sir Emmen nyan :( May mga pictures pala kme sa yo HEheheheee. But, we greatly appreciated that you saved our pictures in your camera, with our happy faces. We knew that we had great moments, and you're a part of it, lam mo rin yun, pero wag mo naman i-crop. Sayang naman.

3. Si Sir Tony, bat mo pa dinamay. Di ba sya pa nga nagturo sa yo kung ano ang mga tamang dadalhin, proper backpacking, pati instant BMC ginawa nya. Sa lahat ng mga guest, sa 'yo lang nya ginawa yun, kse nag-aalala sya.

4. Si Sir Aye din, bat mo pa isinama sa pic. Sya yung sweeper natin na nag-aantay parati sa yo para makaakyat ka lang. Sinabihan ka na sa baba pa lang na magpaporter, matigas lang talaga ulo mo. Sya rin nag-ayos ng tent mo.

Please naman, spare them.
Bernadette, one last question: Wala ba talagang gwapo sa PNMS?

Cheers!


COUNTER OF BADETH ESTACIO

1. 8pm ako dumating sa meeting place and I stayed until the MRT closed. During the pre-climb, no IT and climb organization or specifics were set. Sino pa kaya ang magstay don until midnight para uminom?!?

2. No one ever asked me kung gusto ko sumama sa ibang group or kung pwede akong umakyat mag-isa! Sino kayang stupid organizer ang magtatanong ng ganon? Baka nga si Jeff… And I didnt have the interest to join Tawangan trail, you must have a memory gap problem to say that

3. During the pre-climb meeting, sabi niyo no training climb, no Pulag. There were 5 new faces sa Mt. PuLag climb na wala naman sa training climb sa Mt. Manabu. If you have a "WORD OF HONOR" bakit nagsama pa rin kayo ng 5 guests na hindi naman umattend ng training climb?!? Whats that?!? Isama na kung sino gusto sumama basta madagdagan lang ang sasakay sa jeep?!? Pathetic!!! "WALA KANG PALABRA DE HONOR"

4. Eh may Final Pre-climb naman pala eh bakit hindi niyo man lang sabihan ang guest niyo. I have been asking for the fb event since Feb 19 and sabi 'MO' hindi kayo gumagamit nun. Alam mo naman ang contact number ko bakit di mo man lang ako sinabihan beforehand. Tama bang 2 hours before the meeting ka tatawag para papuntahin don?!? Haist! RESPONSIBLE KA TALAGA

5. I was greatful… kailangan mo isumbat?!? MAHIYA KA SA SARILI MO! ganyang bagay pinagmamalaki mo!

6. I never said na P600 na lang ang pera ko. At ikaw ang nagsabi na ung P400 muna ang kailangan kong bayaran. Galing mo para kang lotto, bumubunot lang ng figures! "piniktyuran kita habang ina-aabot yung pera” Bakit naman kita pipicturan ng solo?!? YOUR FACE IS NOTHING TO LOOK AT!!! GALING MONG SINUNGALING! MAHIYA KA SA SARILI MO!

7. I did text you pag uwi ko around 10pm. Feb19 ang Mt. Manabu climb, Feb 16-17 I spent 2-3 hours those nights calling you, hindi ka marunong sumagot ng phone. I contacted pa si Jade para iconfirm kung tuloy ung climb. At you said nung Feb 18 na wala kang narereceive na calls. Paayos mo phone mo!

8. I have been calling you the whole afternoon. Thank God I was able to speak with Jade at siya pa nag inform sakin na sa Dagupan bus station pala ang meeting place. After paying you the registration fee, bakit kaya hindi mo man lang iinform ang guest niyo na nag iba pala ang bus station & meeting place. RESPONSIBLE KA TALAGA! MAHIYA KA SA SARILI MO

MISSING PARTS.....

‎14. Paikot ikot ako sa harap niyo para maghanap ng tatayuan ng tent wala man lang nagsabi sakin kung saan ako pwede puwesto. Wala rin kayong iniwan na space sakin. Anong klaseng organizer kayo?!? GALING NIYO! WALA KAYONG KWENTA! Buti na la...ng at my space sa tabi ng ibang org. And alam mo ba ang sinasabi mo about sa pagtayo ng tent ko? Both of those guys hindi man lang marunong magtayo ng poles ng dome tent. How STUPID!!! First time?!? Hindi ko kailangan tingnan ang tent ko dahil kaya kong itayo yun in less than 1 min, duh! Tayo ko pa tent mo, dome or tadpole tent pa yan! GALING MONG SINUNGALING! MAHIYA KA SA SARILI MO!

15. GALING MO TALAGANG SINUNGALING! Around 7pm lumabas ako sa tent ko and I asked you kung nasan sila, sabi mo tulog na. After a while, lumabas ulet ako sa tent para humingi ng alak, wala rin. Baka nalimutan mo na? Mainit na water ang binigay niyo sakin para sa instant cup noodles na dala ko. Even a single word na ‘kain’ wala akong narinig sa inyo. MAHIYA KA SA KASINUNGALINGAN MO!

16. It was around 9pm when Jade spoke with me. After that I didn’t hear anything from anyone. I wonder kung pano nila ako ichecheck? Bubuksan ang tent ko at papasukin ako sa loob to check kung humihinga ako?!? Don’t forget, NATULOG AKONG MAG-ISA SA TENT KO SA PULAG! Sped ka talaga nilista mo pa yan! Pwede naman mag-isip ng iba.

17. To clarify, you didnt offer me any dinner. At Hindi ako pinaghandaan ng noodles ni Joseph because I brought an instant cup noodles. GALING MO TALAGA GUMAWA NG KASINUNGALINGAN! MAY HIYA KA PA BA #17 na to eh, lolz!

18. Ako humiwalay? Isa lang naman ang trail diba? Isa lang ang sagot jan… Iniwan niyo na naman ako, nasan kaya ang buddy ko?!? ang sweeper? Nasan rin kaya ang guide na sinisingil niyo ang bayad sakin? Sama-sama kayong umakyat sa summit, hindi niyo na inisip ang kasama niyo. MAHIYA KA SA KASINUNGALINGAN MO AT SA GINAWA NIYO!!!

19. Ang pangit mo na nga saksakan ka pa ng sinungaling! San mo nakuha yan? Baka naka drugs ka ng sinulat mo yan? MAHIYA KA SA PANGIT MONG MUKA!!!

20. Inaalala niyo pala ko… Kaya pala missing in action kayo lahat during the ascent sa summit. Inaalala?!? Kaya pala small space lang for my tent hindi niyo rin ako tinirhan? At kahit nandon ako sa harap niyo wala man nagsabi kung san ako pupwesto. KAPAL NG PANGIT MONG MUKA!!!

21. Kahit hindi nangyari may masulat ka lang no? Hindi ko nakita si Sir Jonnel pag ascent at pagdescent sa summit. MAHIYA KA SA KASINUNGALINGAN MO!

22. Nakita niyo pala akong nagbreak ng camp, bakit kaya walang nagtanong sakin kung bakit ko ginagawa yun? At bakit rin kaya walang tumulong sakin?!? At bakit kaya may inutusan si Jeff para “hingin ang one way transpo fee ko”?!? Wala na bang balak isama ako pauwi? GALING MONG ORGANIZER!!!

23. Dumaan ako sa harap niyo at tumigil ako sa likod ng daanan ng tent niyo? Bakit kaya walang kumausap sakin. Wala rin nagtanong?!? Baka nahiya na sa Outdoor addicts kc sila pa ang tumulung sakin magbreak ng tent. Ang dating nga naman ay WALA SILANG KWENTA!!! From camp hanggang ranger station ay hinanap ko si Belen na porter ko.

‎24. Eh may Final Pre-climb naman pala eh bakit hindi niyo man lang sabihan ang guest niyo. Alam mo naman ang contact number ko bakit di mo man lang ako sinabihan beforehand. Tama bang 2 hours before the meeting ka tatawag para papuntahin don?!? Haist! RESPONSIBLE KA TALAGA! MAHIYA KA SA SARILI MO!


Disclaimer: Although I have my own stint versus the said group a few years back and I have my personal opinion.... I have no stand in this issue since I was not involved and I have no first hand information to start with.

Note: During these times ko naappreciate yung former group kong B*********s. Yung Mt. Mayon climb ko kahit super pasaway at pasakit ako sa ulo, hindi naman ako pinabayaan kahit papaano.


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