Hiking matters #509: Vinicunca (5035m) in the Andes, Peru’s famous “Rainbow Mountain”

CUSCO, PERU – Hidden in the foothills of Peru’s Ausangate Mountain lies a stunning coloration of mountain slopes that have come

Hiking matters #510: Hiking up Machu Picchu Mountain (3061m) in the Peruvian Andes

CUSCO, PERU – Yesterday I went up Machu Picchu, one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, and hiked

MANILA – The DENR-PAMB of Mts. Palay-Palay/Mataas na Gulod National Park in Cavite has announced that Pico de Loro will

FUKUOKA, JAPAN – From our spellbinding hike in Mt. Kirishima (See Hiking matters #523) we headed to Kagoshima, the beautiful

KAGOSHIMA – From Fukuoka’s Hakata Station, Jeshua and I took the Kyushu Shinkansen to the southern city of Kagoshima, then jumped

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN – After the warmup-turned-challenge hike of Homanzan (Hiking matters #521), Jeshua and I proceeded to one of the main

In recognition of my hiking companions since the inception of Pinoy Mountaineer in 2007, I would like to recognize them

FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three weeks ago, I had fantastic hiking trip that covered some of Japan’s highest peaks, and during the trip my

Contrary to rumors, Pico de Loro remains open, Pinoy Mountaineer learned from DENR and Maragondon tourism officials today. Only the

On July 12, 2016, 25 Filipinos belonging to the Pinoy Mountaineer Fuji Mt. Expedition 2016 reached the summit of Mt.