Hiking matters #466: Pico de Loro Traverse Part 2 – Up to the Monolith and traversing down to Nasugbu, Batangas
Continued from Hiking matters #465: From the summit of Pico de Loro we headed up the Monolith, doubtless one of
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Visit the mountains of Lobo, Batangas!
Whatever your stand is about mining in Lobo (I have already stated my position clearly in a previous post), if
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Statement on the planned mining operation in Lobo, Batangas
Some people say that mining can lead to economic progress and development. But in my travels around the country, I
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Mt. Irid in Tanay, Rizal (1,467+)
MT. IRID Tanay, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Sta. Ines, Tanay LLA: 14°47′20.9′′N,121°19′28.3′′ E, 1467 MASL (+1207) Days required / Hours
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Hiking matters #465: Pico de Loro Traverse Part 1 – From Maragondon to the summit
At the summit of Pico de Loro with Bubbles Paraiso, Angel Locsin and Chito Miranda I’m back! After three months
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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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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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