*Climbing Highlights in the NNFR
*Major NNFR Peaks (A Status Report of Climbing)
INTRODUCTION
There are two ranges or mountain groups in the Northern Negros Forest Reserve (NNFR) - Mt. Silay in Upper North Negros and Mt. Mandalagan in Lower North Negros. Both are classified as a Halocene stratovolcano (dormant volcano). Geologically, the mountains of the NNFR are very young, hence they have steep slopes (not yet fully eroded). Generally, these mountains have dense forest, majority of which are second-growth. The strips of primary forest could still be found in secluded regions of Mt. Silay and Mt. Mandalagan. The mountain forest of the NNFR is generallty tropical and deciduous but strips of conifers, particularly the `agoho' could be found on most summit ridges.
3,870 1 6 8 7 6-9
4,838 2 9 8 6 7-10
(4,750) 5 6 7 4 2-9
3,442 0 4 8 7 3-8
4,523 2 9 9 7 9-10
5,039 2 10 10 10 8-10
5,033 4 10 10 10 8-10
? 0 5 7 7 5-8
? 0 5 7 7 5-8
5,262 0 10 10 10 8-9
(3,800) 0 5 7 7 5-8
(4,400) 4 7 7 3 4-8
* * * * * *
6,168 10 10 10 1 3-10
(4,700) 2 7 6 8 3-9
CH - Climbing History or known records of mountaineering climb
CA - Characteristic Attraction or the unique assets of a mountain
SI - Status of Importance or the stature of the peak in the NNFR
DOA - Difficulty of Access or the difficulty of reaching the base of the mountain
RAC - Range of Assault Challenge or the difficulty of climbing the peak from the easiest to the
hardest route
Alt. - Altitude
* Main source is the "Rodol Map" 1956
* The altitude of Calaptan and the 5,262-Foot Peak is derived from the map produced by Defense
Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center
* Altitude in ( ) parenthesis is based on rough estimate
Late 1980's (?) Marapara Peak
March 15, 1998 Calaptan Peak
September 21, 1998 Calaptan Peak
October 2, 1998 Gawahon Peak
October 3, 1998 Dinamlagan Peak
October 16, 1998 West Pinnacle
August 29, 1999 South Face Peak
August 29, 1999 Mt. Silay
August 31, 1999 Sewahon Peak (Sicaba-Daku)
September 15, 2000 Sicaba-Diotay Peak
BBMS established the FMC through the NorthFace (?)
NTCI set the FMC through the Northwest (also the
first conquest of the Gawahon West Face)
SB set the First Southwest Climb - the beginning of
independent (without guide) peak climbing in the
NNFR by the Messner Team of the SB
SB set the FMC through the Northwest Ridge; prior
climbs in 1997 and in early 1998 through the Bottle-
neck Ridge were failures
SB set the FMC through the First Buttress on the
West Face
SB set the FMC on the peak of the Dinamlagan
Southeast Ridge during the First Attempt of the
South Face (later found out to be not a peak)
SB set the FMC of the peak of the Dinamlagan
East Wall during the successful Second Attempt of
the South Face (a false summit)
SB learned a year and a half later that it had climbed this peak at 5:00 p.m. after crossing Nagabusay Col following the climb of South Face Peak at 11:00 a.m. of the same day
SB set the forced First Ascent of this mystic and
sheer-walled mountain through the South Ridge
SB set the First Ascent through the West Ridge during
the second attempt
3,870 ft.
?
?
5,262 ft.
The Second Attempt of it by the SB yielded the ascent of Talaba-an Peak, 0.8km E of true Dalayapan, on July 7, 2002
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In need of reconnoitering