Mt. Guiting-Guiting National Park to set new fees for 2017
Mr. Andy Regla of the Mt. Guiting-Guiting National Park (MGGNP) office of the DENR has informed us of changes in
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Maysawa Circuit: Mt. Sapari (592m) and Mt. Binutasan (577m)
MAYSAWA CIRCUIT (MTS. SAPARI AND BINUTASAN) Tanay, Rizal Trailhead: Sitio Maysawa, Brgy. Cuyambay, Tanay LLA: 14°37′11.5′′N, 121°21′31.1′′ E, 592 MASL (Mt. Sapari); 14°
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Hiking matters #517: Balut Volcano: The only Philippine mountain where you can see Indonesia
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – I was in Davao for work, but I don’t bring my hiking shoes everywhere
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Hiking matters #518: Mt. Capistrano in Bukidnon – Malaybalay’s favorite dayhike
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Guided by my good friend Mijan Pizarro – the Bukidnon explorer turned DENR officer
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Mountain traffic: Who has the ‘right of way’ on the trail?
by Gideon Lasco One commonly overlooked issue when hikers meet other people on the trail is the question of ‘right of
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Hiking matters #515: Mt. Takao (高尾山) to Mt. Jinba (陣馬山) Traverse in Tokyo, Japan
TOKYO – As the warmup hike for Mt. Fuji, we did a traverse from Mt. Takao (高尾山) to Mt. Jimba (陣馬山)
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Hiking matters #514: Kita-date (北岳) to Ai-no-dake (間ノ岳) Traverse
TOKYO, JAPAN – It’s been a while since I’ve hiked in Japan (the last one was in 2012 when I
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Letter to a young mountaineer, X: What beginners can teach us
You were a beginner once, but now beginners are looking up to you for advice and inspiration. They ask you
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Zero visibility: Hiking blind up a mountaintop
by Gideon Lasco As a mountaineer and medical doctor, one of my advocacies has been to share the experience of
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Hiking matters #513: Gunung Ledang (Mt. Ophir) the highest mountain in Johor, Malauysia
SINGAPORE – One day after the relaxing but very rewarding Mt. Panti dayhike, we proceeded to Gunung Ledang in the town
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