Hiking matters #560: Mt. Tsukuba (筑波山), a great dayhike from Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN – Last year was a very productive time for me as far as hiking in Japan is concerned

Duties and responsibilities of climb organizers

June 8, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment

Whether or not for profit, whether formal or informal in its setup or legal existence, climb organizers have duties and

PARTIAL LIST OF CLEAN-UP CLIMBS FOR THE NMCD 2017 As of June 7, 2017 For more information visit the Guiding Document for

June 3, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment

The University of the Philippines Mountaineers (UPM) is inviting interested organizations to propose topics to be presented at AkyatCon 2.0.

In a recent speech, Jeshua Sales of the UP Mountaineers urged fellow hikers to be sensitive to the culture of

by Cynthia Sy Blogger’s note: We are very honored to feature the thoughts of Ms. Cynthia Sy, an 18-time Halcon

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Continuing the annual tradition, the fourth NMCD is envisioned to live up to being an annual reminder to

May 14, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment

by Gideon Lasco Batulao used to be the favorite training ground of hikers and trail runners, especially those living south

I just completed a two-day hike of Mt. Namandiraan in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, and am very impressed with this mountain, which

Anyone who pauses long enough to reflect on their lives will realize for themselves how true the maxim is, that