Words and Footprints

The hype — meters above sea level... Mt. Ulap (1846 masl) Itogon, Benguet      People nowadays, especially, us— millenial —have this extraordinary hype in mountain climbing or also known as “hiking” . Most of us consider it as a new-found hobby-to-go on weekends and even on holidays. While some people view it now as a “sport activity” (e.g. trail run) in which they test their endurance level; and some just want to experience adventure; or to have social media travel goals. But more than all these physical and social satisfaction—our inner self—loves to hike—to have a place to breathe, loosen up, and live life surrounded by nature. To breathe —because situations are just— besh nakaka-suffocate na . To loosen up —because things are getting stressful more than what we can bear. To live life —because sometimes we feel like every day we are just waking up to live for the day, get tired, sleep and then wake up again—repeat. That’s it. That’s how we define our every day life