2005 Batanes Climb Experience

200 meters from the summit of 1,517 meter mt. iraya, our climb group - emzi, che-che, our guide philip, and paul - pose against the ivatan wild grass, the same grass used for the idjang thatched roofs !
philip, emzi, paul and che-che pose for posterity atop mt. iraya. notice the windswept hair -- it's caused by the relentless wind coming from all directions