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Hiking matters #459: Nice and easy, Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) in the Ecuadorian Andes

May 10, 2015September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment 4000ers, andes, ecuador, pasochoa, south america

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

May 10, 2015September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment 5000ers, andes, ecuador, illiniza norte, illinizas, south america

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

May 10, 2015September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment andes, ecuador, quilotoa, south america

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

May 9, 2015October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment andes, ecuador, pichincha, south america

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

May 1, 2015September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment arizona, camelback mountain, spring 2015, united states

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

May 1, 2015September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment buford mountain, missouri, ozarks, united states

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

May 1, 2015September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment castlewood, H, missouri, spring 2015, st. louis, united states

Hiking in Castlewood State Park, Missouri with a view of the Meramec River ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I wasn’t expecting

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News and Current Issues 

List of groups joining the National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 9, 2015

April 29, 2015April 11, 2016 Gideon Lasco 18 Comments

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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events 

Guiding Document: 2nd National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 9, 2015

April 28, 2015September 8, 2015 Gideon Lasco 8 Comments national mountain clean-up day

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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History Special Features 

Hikes in Philippine History #4: German explorer Fedor Jagor’s finale in Bicol: Mt. Mayon in 1859

April 25, 2015October 11, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment Bicol Region, hikes in history, mayon

Mason Volcano, the finale of the four mountains in Bicol that German explorer Fedor Jagor hiked in 18 annotated by

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