Hiking matters #644: Mt. Batolusong dayhike in Tanay, Rizal (2021)
I’ve always known Mt. Batolusong to be a pleasant dayhike and when I found out that it had reopened I
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I’ve always known Mt. Batolusong to be a pleasant dayhike and when I found out that it had reopened I
Read moreIt’s been a tough 2020 and after a fantastic hike up the highest mountain in Ethiopia, Ras Dashen, the pandemic
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced upon us a (re)appreciation of the local and the proximate, and in fact, because the
Read moreI’ve hiked Arayat many times since 2007, when I headed up South Peak with my classmates Julian and David, fulfilling
Read moreDespite the fact that the outdoors are a safe space during the pandemic, and people should actually be going outdoors,
Read moreI couldn’t write this for a long time because shortly after this hike, the lockdowns began and the world as
Read moreHappy New Year, everyone! 2020 was very challenging for all of us and this site has been inactive since the
Read moreIn May 2012, after doing the first-ever Sumagaya-Lumot dayhike, my friends and I were face to face with Mt. Balatukan,
Read moreToday, the mountaineering community wakes up to the deeply saddening news that Edwin V. Gatia, one of our great heroes
Read moreI really had no plans to climb that day, but when I accidentally bumped into Dean Tony Gutierrez in Cagayan
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