Mountain News: Mt. Bulusan now open / Halcon to reopen in March 2013 / Lumot-Sumagaya-Balatucan now closed
First, for some good news: Mt. Bulusan, in Sorsogon, is now open to hikers! This was confirmed to us by
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Independence Day Message: In the mountains, there is freedom, but with freedom comes responsibility
Essay written and published by PinoyMountaineer.com author Gideon Lasco on the occasion of 114th Independence Day of the Philippines, June
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Climb health: Five ways to prevent ‘dead toenails’, ‘runner’s toe’ or ‘patay na kuko’
by Gideon Lasco, MD This is an article belonging to the ‘climb health‘ category in PinoyMountaineer. The information provided
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Hiking matters #272: Mystical Mount Misen (弥山) in enchanting Miyajima Island, Japan
On our last day in Japan, we took the Sakura shinkansen from Himeji to Hiroshima in the Chugoku Region in
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Hiking matters #171: Hiking up Mount Takao (高尾山) in Tokyo, Japan with Murakami’s 1Q84
TOKYO, JAPAN – After our week-long sojourn to Hokkaido during which we did two very memorable climbs: Asahi-dake and Yotei-zan
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Hiking matters #270: Hiking up Mount Yotei (羊蹄山), the “Mt. Fuji of Hokkaido”
SAPPORO, JAPAN – As the finale in our six-day Hokkaido trip, we decided to accept the challenge of doing the
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[UP Mountaineers] Applicants’ Orientation on July 6 and 7
Our friends in the UP Mountaineers are holding their “Applicants’ Orientation” on July 6, 2012(Friday), 6PM at the UP Bahayng
Read moreMountaineering feature on GMA News TV Channel 11’s “State of the Nation”
Last night’s episode of Channel 11’s “State of the Nation” carried a segment about mountaineering, which recognized the emergence of
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“Get High…Climb a mountain” with PM Shirt no. 7!
I am pleased to announce the release of Shirt no. 7, “Get High…Climb a Mountain!”! The shirt will be available
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Hiking matters #269: Asahi-dake (旭岳) in Daisetsuzan, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN – I am back here at Asahikawa, the coldest city in Japan, after a successful ascent of Asahi-dake
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