Nuns, including 77-year old Sister Aurelia, climb Mt. Talamitam for a cause
Four nuns from the St. Paul Hospital, Cavite, hiked up Mt. Talamitam last Saturday to raise funds for cleft lip
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #459: Nice and easy, Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) in the Ecuadorian Andes
Volcán Pasochoa (4199m) a popular acclimatisation hikein the Ecuadorian Andes AVENIDA DE LOS VOLCANES – Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) is a
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Hiking matters #458: The ascent of Illiniza Norte (5126m) in the Ecuadorian Andes
AVENIDA DE LOS VOLCANES – Having acclimatised for five days, with 4698m my highest point thus far in this trip,
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Hiking matters #457: The beautiful crater lake of Volcan Quilotoa in Ecuador
An alpaca (a South American mammal that resembles a small llama)stares at the turquoise waters of Volcan Quilotoa’s Crater Lake
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Hiking matters #456: Rucu Pichincha (4698m) in Ecuador, my first hike in the Andes
Pichincha, one of the prominent volcanoes of the Ecuadorian Andes QUITO, ECUADOR – It feels great to finally reach six
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Hiking matters #453: A traverse of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona
Hiking up the “Praying Monk” section of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – In 2012, I did
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Hiking matters #454: A loop hike of Buford Mountain in Missouri
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I had feared that I would a hike-less month in the course of my scholarly visit
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Hiking matters #455: Hiking in Castlewood State Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Hiking in Castlewood State Park, Missouri with a view of the Meramec River ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I wasn’t expecting
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List of groups joining the National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 9, 2015
PARTIAL LIST OF CLEAN-UP CLIMBS FOR THE NMCD 2015 As of May 6, 2015 DESTINATION ORGANIZING CLUB OR GROUP CONTACT
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Guiding Document: 2nd National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 9, 2015
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Inspired by the first National Mountain Clean-up Day in 2014, the second NMCD is envisioned to live
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