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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Author: Gideon Lasco
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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Hiking matters #397: The hike up Mt. Kosciuszcko, the highest mountain in Australia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Yesterday, I did the hike up Mt. Kosciusczko, at 2228 MASL the highest mountain in Australia and
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Hiking matters #396: Jade Mountain / Yushan (玉山) Part 3: The descent from the summit / Postscript
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA – Continued from Hiking matters #395: At the summit of Jade Mountain, it was magical: Snowcapped peaks
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Hiking matters #395: Jade Mountain / Yushan (玉山) Part 2: Ascent to the main peak
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA – Continued from Hiking matters #394: The stars were heralds of good news, and the promise of
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Hiking matters #394: Jade Mountain / Yushan (玉山) Part 1: From Tataka trailhead to Paiyun Lodge
PAIYUN LODGE, JADE MOUNTAIN – We are now all set for the summit assault tomorrow! At 3405 MASL, the cabin
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