30th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL FEATURE: A first-hand account of the 1994 Mt. Halcon tragedy

by Dominic Rover Ocampo, Sialdang Mountaineering Club (SMC) edited by Eunice Novio, honorary member, SMC Blogger’s note: In October 1994,

Hiking matters #803: Climbing Mt. Palhi (Babaeng Bukid) in Dinagat Island

SAN JOSE, DINAGAT ISLAND – The Philippines’ island mountains make for the most fascinating hikes in the country; think Mt.

As part of my erstwhile residency in Cambridge, MA, I have been hiking the White Mountains – just 2.5-3 hours

I’ve hiked countless mountains in the Philippines but with our vast and diverse archipelago, there’s always something new to discover

On August 5-6, 2023 I climbed Mt. Kampalili via Sitio Kaluyapi in Maragusan, Davao de Oro, finally completing the three

On July 30-31, 2023, I had the golden opportunity to climb Mt. Makaturing (1965m) in Butig, Lanao del Sur. Featuring a

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN – After all the hikes I’ve done in the past few weeks, I think I deserve to rest

Of late, I’ve favored spending more time in fewer countries rather than visiting a lot of countries without really experiencing

After the series of hikes in Turkey’s Mt. Ararat (see Hiking matters #706), Georgia’s Kazbek (see Hiking matters #707), and

YEREVAN, ARMENIA – Armenia and Georgia are so close to each other that it would have been a pity to

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