Gear Review: Osprey Kestrel series
Hiking with the Osprey Kestrel 38 in Vall de Nuria, Spain (Jun 2013) Now that Osprey is available in the
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #405: Beautiful Mt. Beaufort in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
PUERTO PRINCESA – I have often lamented that I couldn’t find time to go hiking in Palawan, where the mountains
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Hiking matters #403: Hiking up Mt. Agung in Bali, Indonesia via the Pasar Agung trail
BALI, INDONESIA – After the successful hike of two volcanoes – Gunung Batur in Bali (Hiking matters #400) and Gunung
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National Mountain Clean-up Day Message: Let’s keep the mountains clean, and let’s keep cleaning the mountains
A mountaineer picks up trash from the campsite in Manabu Peak, Batangas Photo courtesy of Emerson Benoza (DBMS) by Gideon
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Hiking matters #402: Mt. Rinjani Day 2 – To the summit and back
LOMBOK, INDONESIA – The summit assault is the most exciting part of every climb, because it is the moment when
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Hiking matters #401: Mt. Rinjani Day 1 – From Sembalun village to Plawangan campsite
LOMBOK, INDONESIA – The day after we hiked Gunung Batur in Bali (see Hiking matters #400), we took the eastward
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Hiking matters #400: Sunrise hike up Gunung Batur in Bali, Indonesia
BALI, INDONESIA – I have come back. Nine years after I visited Bali with my father and did my first
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A message to the organizers and participants of the National Mountain Clean-up Day
As May 10 draws near, I am very excited with the prospect of having a day when we can clean
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Hiking matters #399: Blue Mountains bushwalking, Part 2 – Wentworth Falls and National Pass
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA – We are now prepared to head back to Sydney after three amazing days in the Blue
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Hiking matters #398: Blue Mountains bushwalking Part 1 – Federal Pass from Katoomba Falls to Leura Cascades
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA – Here we are in the famed Blue Mountains of Australia – a World Heritage Site that
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