It is a hiker’s dream to climb the highest peak in Palawan, the mountain of the Gods and a protected landscape of “high universal value” – the Mt. Mantalingahan. Its true summit stands proud at 2,085 Meters above Sea Level (MaSL) and scaling its first peak seems impossible until it is done. Through the Wild Expeditions Palawan, our team of six, together with the local guides from Rizal, scaled this biodiverse and breathtaking treasure dubbed as one of the hardest mountains to climb in the Philippines – read our story.