Dapit Hapon Mountaineers, together with LIGALIG Mountaineers, conquered one of the least popular climbing destinations in Laguna, Mt. Kalisungan (sometimes called Mt. Calauan, Mt. Nagcarlan or Mt. Lamot).
Since the majority of the group are from Quezon and Laguna, we decided to meet at the heart of Calauan, near the immense Pineapple monument at the town center. From there we took a tricycle going to Brgy. Lamot. After the registration, some warmed-up a bit, while some lit some cigars to prepare themselves for a two and a half to three hours of walk, while I started taking some photos. Unfortunately rain starts to fall as we started the ascend. It will take 2.5-3 hours to reach the summit, but because of the nonstop rain and muddy trails, it took us more or less 4 hours to reach the top.
After the long walk and a few slips, we managed to reach the summit and I came in last (as usual) lol. The rain stopped just before we reach the summit and just right in time to take a peek of the seven lakes of San Pablo City and the more popular peaks of Mt. Makiling, Mt. Cristobal and Mt. Banahaw, completing the full 360-degree sight as the sun slowly vanished in the horizon.
The group started pitching their tents and some set up their cook sets in preparation for our dinner with our menu — adobo and nilagang baboy and some appetizers like matamis na inadobo sa gatang hibe/alamang (shrimp) and pipino (cucumber) na binudbudan ng asin!
As the night grew colder and colder, we agreed to take some shots of our baon (Emperador Lights) to keep us a bit warmer. We gathered in a circle and started the “bundok jokes”, reminisce the past climbs, the funny moments, and the most special topic of the day — Asiong Salonga’s Hari ng Tondo and also it’s parody the Asiong Jabongga’s Hari ng Lumpo. 
It was indeed a night of pure laughter. We had our dinner and again drunk some more alak til the morning sun. Feeling drained and tipsy, we headed to our tents for a very good sleep. After eating our breakfast the next morning, the group started packing-up, head to the wooden cross at the summit, say a little prayer and then started the descend.
But going down was not as easy as you think it is. The trail was still too muddy and slippery so we have to hold on to talahib and branches of trees to avoid slipping on the very stiff route.
We arrived back at the jump-off after maybe more or less 2 hours of descend and rewarded ourselves with ice-cold soft drinks and a case of beer to wrap things up. All in all, everyone enjoyed the climb and we hope to see each other again next month for another climb. ~leave no trace
