River Crossing Accidents: Why They Happen and How They Can Be Prevented
A group of river guides practices the turtle formation during a training exercise on the Upper Chico River in Mt
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #478: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 3 – The famed “Window”
AUSTIN, TX – Our third and final hike in Big Bend was another ‘moderate dayhike’, this time to the famed
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Mountain News: Cristobal closed in all trails – PASU Sally Pangan
Ms. Sally Pangan, PASU of Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal National Park, has sent us the following message: “This is to inform
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Hiking matters #473: Introducing Mt. Tumanoktok (1260m) in Mayoyao, Ifugao
MAYOYAO, IFUGAO – One day after the trek up historic Mt. Nagchajan (see Hiking matters #472), I was joined by
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(UPDATED) Mountain News: 6 volunteers dead in river crossing incident in San Jose, Tarlac
FILE PHOTO: The river in Brgy. Iba, San Jose, Tarlac We have received reports, both from media and from hikers
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Mt. Sipit Ulang (252+) in Rodriguez, Rizal
MT. SIPIT ULANG Rodriguez, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Mascap, Rodriguez, Rizal LLA: 14°45′20.7′′ N, 121°10′38.2′ 252 MASL (+210m) Days required
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Hiking matters #477: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 2 – Lost Mine Trail
At one of the viewpoints in the Lost Mine Trail with the East Rim of the Chisos Mountains at the
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Hiking matters #476: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 1 – Chisos Basin Trail
With the Prickly Pear cacti (Opuntia sp.) BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – For the second time this year I find
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Hikes in Philippine History #5: An account of a hike up Mt. Banahaw in 1842
Dr. Charles Pickering (1805-1878) annotated by Gideon Lasco From the “Manila and Sulu in 1842” narrative by US Com. Chas.
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Hiking matters #472: Hiking up Mt. Nagchajan (1455m) in Mayoyao, Ifugao
The Mayoyao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as viewed from Mt. Nagchajan MAYOYAO, IFUGAO – Today I hiked
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