Mt Iraya

Majestic dormant volcano

This is one of the very first sights you'll catch as soon as you arrive at Batanes Airport. It's an imposing 1,009 meter high dormant volcano whose last eruption was recorded in 1454. The last time so...

Majestic dormant volcano

This is one of the very first sights you'll catch as soon as you arrive at Batanes Airport. It's an imposing 1,009 meter high dormant volcano whose last eruption was recorded in 1454. The last time so...

A Shy Mountain

We have only viewed this mountain from a distance and every time we looked at her, she always has a cloud that covered her top. People here says that this cloud is Mt. Iraya's companion and never leav...

A Shy Mountain

We have only viewed this mountain from a distance and every time we looked at her, she always has a cloud that covered her top. People here says that this cloud is Mt. Iraya's companion and never leav...

Hike was much more difficult than expected

I did this trip in late March 2019 and wrote about it at the time, but forgot to post this until now. To start with, we are a group of mid 30 something year olds, that I think are in decent shape. I'...