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Advisory

Please read this advisory regarding La Cobra Mountaineering Group.

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SIKAP-BUNDOK is the acronym for "SAMAHAN SA IKAUUNLAD NG KAPALIGIRAN, PAMAYANAN AT KABUNDUKAN." Its official English name is MECSO, which is the acronym for its official English translation "Mountain, Environment and Community Service Organization."

SIKAP-BUNDOK is a Philippine-based mountaineering-oriented outdoors club with strong environmental and service ethics. It also emphasizes internal discipline and skills training among its members in particular, and encourages the same among the local mountaineering community in general.

GENERAL ADVISORY FOR INTERESTED PARTIES

General / Pre & Post Climb / Orientation Meetings
WHEN: Every First Sunday of Month
TIME: 1600H - 1900H (4pm to 7pm)
VENUE: Veterans' Federation of the Philippines (VFP) PVAO Compound, J Villegas St (formerly Arroceros St), Ermita, Manila
LANDMARKS: Along LRT line between LRT Central Station and SM Manila just beside the old GSIS building

NOTES:

1. No notice of the meeting is sent out unless the schedule for any particular month has been moved.
2. Call the president at his landline or cellphone if you wish to confirm. Pre-confirmation is not required.
3. Orientation is free. Attendees are not obliged to sign-up after the orientation. Intending applicants must bring two (2) passport-sized pictures and the application fee (currently PhP 250) for the first year of probation.

Pre and Post Climb Meetings

1. Most club activities are open to non-members.
2. Attendance in the pre-climb meeting is a pre-requisite for joining most activities. Exceptions are announced during the meeting. Additional non-attendance fees may apply. Refer to climb-fee schedules.
3. Attendance in post-climb meeting is recommended.

Upcoming Events

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Mountaineering Tips

TRAIL AND CAMP-WATER DISCIPLINE
It has been said often enough that a person can survive for several days, even weeks, without food, but only for a few days without water. The period of survival being dependent on the weather as a most critical factor. When the sun is out, even trekking inside the forest line can result in the loss of much body water via sweating and breathing out... How to survive? Read Tip Details (and more tips)...