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25 lut 2020 · Short glimpses of what lies down below Quirino in Ilocos Sur. We then descended down to the Lonely Trail leading to the Tirad Pass Shrine to complete the circuit. The trail was actually longer by 2 kilometers as compared to the shortcut trail but was fairly easier to manage.
12 gru 2016 · One of the most curious peaks I’ve wanted to hike is the historical trail of Tirad pass. Every Filipino student knows of this place because it’s the location of the local version of the battle of Thermopylae.
3 mar 2020 · With the many peaks of the mountain range, we scaled one of the highest dubbed as “Tirad Peak” (1388 MASL), a pointy monolith that can be reached from the Tirad Pass Shrine. For this hike, I met with the team at our usual rendezvous point at McDonald’s Greenfield in Shaw Boulevard.
5 maj 2018 · The fortune of Gregorio Del Pilar was already sealed even before he was born. Even if he chose a different path, his destiny would still lead to that treacherous mountain ridge in Northern Luzon known as Tirad Pass one December day.
The Battle of Tirad Pass (Spanish: Batalla de Paso Tirad; Tagalog: Labanan sa Pasong Tirad; Ilocano: Gubat ti Paso), sometimes referred to as the "Philippine Thermopylae", [4] took place during the Philippine–American War on December 2, 1899, in northern Luzon in the Philippines.
19 cze 2012 · A Trail to Tirad Pass. Tirad Pass is a testament to the heroism and bravery of General Del Pilar and is a reminder of the strong will and patriotism of Filipinos, which is why the site remains a popular tourist attraction. A trek to the peak of the Tirad Pass will bring you back in time. A foot-long stone marks the exact burial spot of General ...
1 lut 2017 · The shrine consists of a statue of del Pilar on a horse, and several historical markers describing events of the Battle of Tirad Pass where del Pilar and his troops stopped the American forces long enough to enable Aguinaldo to escape to Lepanto, and where del Pilar was killed on 2 December 1899.
