We descended back to the juncture where the paths to and from Mt. Hapunang Banoy and Mt. Pamitinan meet. There, we rested a bit before being on our feet again to take our second mountain: the mythical Mt. Pamitinan.

According to Philippine mythology, Mt. Pamitinan, together with Mt. Binicayan, are the two mountains that entraps Bernardo Carpio which he must prevent from colliding with one other. The two mountains are the defining features of the Montalban Gorge where the water from the Wawa Dam cuts across.

Mt. Pamitinan stands shorter at 426 MASL, but it is in no way inferior to Hapunang Banoy in terms of the ascent challenge. It was way steeper and the limestones were way sharper.

En route to the top of Mt. Pamitinan, we got a great view of the peak of Mt. Binicayan.

Just like in Mt. Hapunang Banoy, we stopped at a scenic spot to take photos before we proceeded to the summit. I am not sure if the mountain is called pamitinan because of a certain rock formation where you could just hold with a single hand and extend your extremities over the precipice. Yes, nakabitin kasi. We of course would not miss our chance to do the iconic bitin pose.

We then climbed the top of the rock formation and had our photos taken from there as well.

We spent a rather lengthy amount of time in the rock formation before proceeding to the summit. Apart from the fact that the scenery is really captivating, we do need the rest. Pagod na eh. It wasn’t that long though and we got to the summit marker in no time.

As you could see in our photos, there is still a higher rock formation at the back of the summit marker. In order to reach that spot, one has to climb with the aid of a rope to go up and rappel going down. Unfortunately, we got no photo while doing that, but we reached that peak!

We enjoyed our time at the top of Mt. Pamitinan to our heart’s content. While on our descent, Ran and I have already been discussing whether to still proceed to the third mountain or not. When we got to the juncture again, it was settled that we would no longer take on Mt. Binicayan. Alam ko sa sarili ko na kaya ko pa, but I deferred to Ran. Mukha raw akong nahirapan, como nga sinamaan ako ng pakiramdam noong umpisa.

We then headed down the mountain. Since the sun was already up and about when we went down as opposed to the darkness during our ascent, I was able to capture a shot of the hanging bridge just as when we were crossing it.

We told our guide Rene na hindi na kami tutuloy sa Mt. Binicayan and as such, magiging dilogy na lang ang Wawa trilogy namin. He suggested then that we may freshen up in the shower rooms in the jump-off point, then he would accompany us to Wawa Dam and see a falls. If so, would that still count as a trilogy?