Hiking matters #263: The Sumagaya-Lumot Traverse Dayhike
CAMIGUIN – I have always thought that any mountain that can be done as an overnight climb can also be
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #264: The Mt. Hibok-Hibok Traverse dayhike from Yumbing to Ardent
CAMIGUIN – The Sumagaya-Lumot Traverse was supposed to take three days, and we alloted as much in our itinerary, but
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Hiking matters #262: Trekking in Taipei’s Four Beasts Mountain (四獸山) from Elephant Mountain (象山) to Jiuwufeng (九五峯)
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – I am about to conclude my fourth hiking trip in Taiwan, very happy after having done three
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Hiking matters #260: The short trek up Mt. Zhugao in Qingtiangang Scenic Area (擎天崗), Taipei
As a short sidetrip after our Mt. Qixing traverse dayhike (Hiking matters #259), Agot Isidro and I took the Park
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Hiking matters #261: Hiking up Mt. Guanyin (觀音山) in Taipei
While at Mt. Qixing yesterday (Hiking matters #259), Agot and I noticed a prominent mountain, which was identified in the
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Hiking matters #259: Mt. Qixing (七星山) in Yangmingshan National Park, a great dayhike from Taipei
Today, after sending off the participants of the Snow Mountain Expedition, my friend Agot Isidro and I headed to Yangmingshan
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Hiking matters #258: The outdoor shops at Zhongshan Road North in Taipei
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – I find myself back in Taipei, for the fourth time in less than a year — all
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Climbing Log 2012
List of mountains I have climbed in 2012. As of December 30, 2012, I have done 55 hikes in 9
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The PinoyMountaineer Dri Fit Shirt is here
The PinoyMountaineer Dri Fit Shirt is here! Check them out at The Perfect White Shirt branches in Metro Manila in
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Hiking matters #250:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 4: The precarious crossing of Mt. Sumida
Day 3 (Hiking matters #249) of our six-day Holy Ridge hike saw us successfully cross over from 369 Hut to
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