Hiking matters #576: Mt. Taranaki, highest in North Island, New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – From Mt. Karangahake we proceeded to Rotorua to see some Maori cultural sites, geologic wonders, and
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #575: Karangahake Mountain (544m) in the Coromandels of New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – For my final big adventure of the year I decided to head to New Zealand, joined
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“Go before the crowds discover it!”: Dutch hikers offer praise for Kibungan
by Jip op den Kamp and Anita Hardon Blogger’s note: Jip and Anita are Dutch hikers who have traveled extensively in
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Hiking matters #573: Mt. Canumay, a worthwhile dayhike in Antipolo, Rizal
ANTIPOLO, RIZAL – I really enjoyed hiking up Mt. Canumay in Sitio Canumay, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo today. Though easily
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Letter to a young mountaineer, XII: Unfollowing one’s self in social media
You opened a Facebook account and people started ‘following’ you, amazed by your adventures. Slowly but steadily, your number of
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Letter to a young mountaineer, XI: The friends inside your backpack
by Gideon Lasco Friendship is not a word one would normally use with non-humans, let alone non-living things, but it
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How to avoid leg cramps (pulikat) while hiking
by Gideon Lasco, MD Leg cramps (pulikat in Tagalog) is a common condition experienced by hikers, particularly in long ascents
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“May kasama kasi kaming babae”: Women’s issues on the trail
by Pat Labitoria Hiking is a challenge – of course many of us reading this already know this by heart
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Iloilo Mountaineering Club reports successful Panay Trilogy traverse
The Iloilo Mountaineering Club has reported a successful traverse of Panay’s three major peaks: Mt. Madjaas, Mt. Nangtud, and Mt.
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Visually-impaired teenager Jerald Polintan reaches his 2nd summit in Mt. Batulao
After joining the Zero Visibility event last year and reaching his first summit (Pico de Loro), visually-impaired teenager Jerald Polintan accomplished
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