Magkurog Peak
(Mt. Mandalagan, Negros Island, Philippines)
5,262 ft.

East of Talisay City near the borders of Murcia, Don Salvador Benedicto, Cadiz City and Silay City

roughly conical peak; jagged slopes; virgin forest; seclusion from the reach of man

Unknown; Unclimbed to Mountaineers

Pandanon in Murcia, Kampuestuhan in Talisay and Patag in Silay

(subject to reconnaissance)

(subject to reconnaissance)

(subject to reconnaissance)

chance encounter with rebels especially in the side of Don Salvador Benedicto is not impossible; regular portage/guide services is present in Patag and Kampuestuhan; its seclusion provides tremendous problems in rescue
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General Mountaineering History
          Situated in the remote interior of Mt. Mandalagan, the 5,262-foot Magkurog Peak (sometimes called as Danlog) possesses some of the remnants of virgin forest in Negros Island. Largely untouched by logging, its semblance of link to civilization is a trail that emanates from Pandanon, a settlement about 8 kms to tthe southwest.
            Several accounts point out the cold temperature and dense moss-covered trees in the Magkurog forest. Significantly, Magkurog is derived from the r.w. kurog which means to shiver.
            Since 1998, the Sinagarong Backpackers, the most ardent peak climbing group in Northern Negros, had assumed that Magkurog Peak is the highest point in Mt. Mandalagan. (Actually, the highest in Northern Negros is the 6,168-foot Marapara Peak.) Understandably, the erroneous assumption of the SB was based on the illusion of height which Magkurog projects from the vantage position of Marapara.
           In the perspective of mountaineering, Magkurog Peak despite of its significance has remained enexplored since the early 1980's when the Butlak-Banaag Mountaineering Society started exploring Mt. Mandalagan.
           For climbers, Magkurog is one of the few remaining Philippine peak waiting to be climbed by mountaineers. As a challenge, it presents problems in accessibility and assault route to pale in comparison the challenge of any major mountain in the country. 
        
Magkurog Peak from the lofty peak of Marapara. Jagged slopes and dense forest has kept it out of reach of most men, including the mountaineers.