Gear Review: Fire Maple FMC-201 Cookset
My simple criteria for judging a cookset is fourfold: (1) I can easily hold the handles even while cooking; (2)
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Mountain News: Pico de Loro in INQUIRER front page today / Kudos, PDI!
Isn’t it nice to see one of our favorite peaks featured in the front page of the country’s leading newspaper?
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Hiking matters #243: Mountain geography lessons from Mt. Ugo
Being one of the southern gateways to the Cordilleras, Mt. Ugo offers fantastic views of the higher Benguet mountains, including
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Letter to a young mountaineer, II: “Why do accidents happen?”
Now, you tell me you are afraid, you have heard of an accident involving a hiker, and you realize that
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Hiking matters #242: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 2: Up the summit and down Itogon
Continued from HM#241: After a good night’s rest in one of the classrooms of Domolpos Elementary School, we started trekking
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Hiking matters #241: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 1: From Kayapa to Domolpos
Paula Peralejo and I have long been planning a hiking trip, and when her sister Rica Peralejo expressed enthusiasm, the
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New stocks of PinoyMountaineer Shirts no. 1,3, 4 and 5 now available at The Perfect White Shirt branches!
We’ve been getting a lot of requests for a reprint of Shirt no . 1 and Shirt no. 3, so
Read moreMountain News: Mt. Sicapoo “fully booked” until mid-April!
Mt. Sicapoo is a very special mountain to me, and I am glad that there has been a lot of
Read moreMountain News: Banahaw remains closed; Cristobal and Batulao remain open
Recent events have created some confusion regarding the status of Mts. Banahaw, Cristobal and Batulao, hence this short clarification. However,
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Hiking matters #240: Aerial views of Southern Tagalog mountains and lakes
BACLAYON, BOHOL – I had looked into the possibility of doing some hiking here in Bohol tomorrow but my priorities
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