Tips for submitting outdoor/hiking photos

by Gideon Lasco Let me begin this piece by saying that I greatly appreciate all the photos that hikers send

Taking hiking gear on a plane: What’s not allowed

Going to Mt. Apo for your first out-of-Luzon hike? Packing your bags for a hike that involves air travel? What’s

Blogger’s note: In the spirit of encouraging hikers to explore more of the Philippines, we welcome “trip reports” like this one!

by Gideon Lasco Whenever I post photos of a mountain on Facebook – or blog about it in my website –

by Gideon Lasco I still remember the first time I took a dump outdoors -it was in 2007, in Mt.

After Mt. Hilong-Hilong and Mt. Magdiwata, we proceeded to our final hike in Caraga, Kasunugan Peak in the historic town

As one of the sidetrips of our Mt. Hilong-Hilong hike, we went to San Francisco, Agusan del Sur to climb Mt.

After hiking up Sanchez Peak in General Santos City (see Hiking matters #475) we proceeded to climb Mt. Busa in

AMSTERDAM – Last year I went to General Santos City to do the famed Mt. Busa – the highest mountain

In response to the continued influx of visitors and amid growing concerns among mountaineers over the ecotourism in Mt. Pulag,