Hiking matters #60: Medical mission, Pinatubo Spa Town and Capas National Shrine
Upon the request of my blogging partner Ivan Henares, I joined the group of doctors who rendered free medical services
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Author: Gideon Lasco
PHIVOLCS: Mayon Volcano now under Alert Level 2
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has just upgraded the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Level 1
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Mt. Halcon (2,582+)
MT. HALCON Baco, Oriental Mindoro Major jumpoff: Brgy. Lantuyan, Baco, Oriental Mindoro Alternate jumpoff: Brgy. Bayanan, Baco, Oriental Mindoro LLA:
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Nalgene bottles: Mountain eye candy
Gear review by Cecil Morella (AMCI)Equipment Adviser, PinoyMountaineer.com Quite a few climbers I know retired their old trail bottles last
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Mt. Halcon to reopen very soon?
LATEST UPDATE (7/05/09 2115H) Another source from Baco, Oriental Mindoro just texted us. When asked if Halcon will reopen very
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PinoyMountaineer recommended by latest edition of Lonely Planet Philippines
We are pleased to see PinoyMountaineer.com being cited by the 2009 edition of Lonely Planet Philippines. Under the “Special Interests”
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Camp Recipes by Fish: Penne Seafood Marinara
by Chef Louie Lee Castro (UPM) Starting June 2009, Chef Louie Lee “Fish” Castro of the UP Mountaineers will give
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Camp Recipes by Fish: Adobong Manok sa Gata
by Chef Louie Lee Castro (UPM) Starting June 2009, Chef Louie Lee “Fish” Castro of the UP Mountaineers will give
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Invitation to Ilocos #2: Mt. Linao and beautiful Lake Linao
PinoyMountaineer presents “Invitation to Ilocos”, featuring the newly-documented mountaineering destinations of Ilocandia. This new column is by Agnes Fidelis Gloria-Pinzon,
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Hiking matters #59: Banahaw, my first major climb
Photo with my cousin Franz Lasco, at Durungawan I (Peak of Mt. Banahaw), April 16, 2003. Year after year, many
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