Maquiling Quest: Mount Makiling Centennial Adventure Race this November 21!
On November 21, 2010, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems at University of the Philippines Los Banos and its partners
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Mt. Tres Marias Open Climb by Eastern Visayas Mountaineering Club on November 27-28
The Eastern Visayas Mountaineering Club is holding a Tres Marias Open Climb from November 27-28, 2010. Our friend Jhoc Nalda
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Hiking preparation: Fitness, health, diet, and exercise
by Gideon Lasco, MD This is an article belonging to the ‘climb health‘ category in PinoyMountaineer. Information provided in this
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Assembling your first aid kit for camping, hiking, and the outdoors
by Gideon Lasco, MD This is an article belonging to the ‘climb health‘ category in PinoyMountaineer. Information provided in this
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Hiking matters #105: Climbing Mt. Udok, a refreshing dayhike in Aurora
BALER, AURORA – Today I climbed Mt. Udok in Maria Aurora, Aurora and I was not disappointed. I wasn’t actually
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Hiking matters #104: Aurora Province offers major hiking opportunities in the Sierra Madre
BALER, AURORA – The sea and the sun beckon, but I responded instead to the call of the Sierra Madre
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Hiking matters #100: The three-day traverse of Jiri-san: From Hwaeomsa to Banyabong
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA (continued in Los Banos, Laguna) – I am commencing my series of posts about my South
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Gear Review: Deuter Aircontact 55+10
It was in February 2009 when I began using Deuter Aircontact 55+10 as my main backpack for multi-day hikes. Over
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Hiking matters #101: The three-day traverse of Jiri-san: From Banyabong to Cheonwangbong
Continued from Part 1: From Banyabong Peak, we pressed on towards the next mountain hut, Yeonhacheon Shelter, where we arrived
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Hiking matters #102: Yudal-san in Mokpo: A scenic peak in Korea’s southwestern coast
Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do is a major port city on Korea’s southwest coast. Being the gateway to the famed island
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