Hiking matters #359: First summit attempt – aborted due to bad weather
MT. ELBRUS BASECAMP (3915 MASL) – We were all set to go and reach for the summit, and I had put
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #358: Up to the Pastuchov rocks as our final Mt. Elbrus acclimatization hike
MT. ELBRUS BASECAMP (3915 MASL) – Today our team headed up the trail to Mt. Elbrus, reaching past 4500 MASL,
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Hiking matters #357: Mt. Elbrus basecamp – to the Barrels and beyond
MT. ELBRUS BASECAMP (3915 MASL) – Today we commenced the expedition proper by taking three ski lifts – two cable
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Hiking matters #356: Mt. Elbrus acclimatization hike – Mt. Terskol
TERSKOL, RUSSIA – Today we did our first acclimatization hike, ascending over 900 meters up the ridgeline in Mt. Terskol,
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Hiking matters #355: The beginning of our Mt. Elbrus climb
TERSKOL, RUSSIA – Today we took the plane from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody, Russia and then tot the village of
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Hiking matters #354: Hiking in Hong Kong – Ma On Shan (馬鞍山) loop hike
TERSKOL, RUSSIA – Before we headed to Russia to make our ongoing attempt to climb Mt. Elbrus, we stopped by
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Hiking matters #353: Mt. Balagbag – a scenic, short, and easy dayhike from Manila
The wide, short, exposed, and scenic main trail of Mt. Balagbag Mt. Balagbag, at the border of Rodriguez, Rizal and
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Hiking matters #352: Manabu Peak to Malipunyo summit traverse dayhike
At Biak-na-Bundok in the middle of the Manabu-Malipunyo Traverse with Susong Dalaga Peak at the background The Malipunyo Range –
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New hiking shirts from PinoyMountaineer feature John Muir and Sir Edmund Hillary
I am pleased to announce the release of the Shirt no. 12 series, which features immortal lines from such outdoor
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Climbing Log 2013
List of mountains I have climbed in 2013. As of July 28, 2013, I have done 36 hikes, 27 in
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