Mountain safety: Earthquakes and hiking
The literature on earthquake safety and hiking is very limited but we can extrapolate from general principles of earthquake safety,
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #238: Into Maria Makiling’s Realm – My first Maktrav attempt in 2008
by Gideon Lasco January 12, 2008 Blogger’s note: This climb was held during a time when the Maktrav dayhike as
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Hiking matters #237: Hiking up Bongao Peak in Tawi-Tawi, the southernmost islands in the Philippines
In October 2006, during the semestral break of my 2nd year in medical school, I went with my classmate, now
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Mountain News: News from Makiling / Changes in the Maktrav Trail coming soon
After doing Maktrav last Wednesday (Hiking matters #236), Leo Oracion and I proceeded to pay a courtesy call to the
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[Special Itineraries] Luzon 3-2-1: Mt. Timbak, Mt. Tabayoc, and Mt. Pulag via Tawangan-Ambangeg
LUZON 3-2-1 (TIMBAK, TABAYOC, PULAG)Atok-Kabayan-Bokod, BenguetInitial entry point: KM. 55 Halsema Highway (Timbac)Final exit point: Visitors’ Center, Ambangeg (Pulag)LLA: 2717
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Announcing the Snow Mountain (3886) Spring Expedition on April 28 to May 1, 2012!
THE TAIWAN OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE – SPRING 2012: Snow Mountain and Taipei (4D/3N) Fresh from our successful Snow Mountain ascent last
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Hiking matters #236: …and again! Maktrav for the second time in three days!
Two days after the very nice Maktrav dayhike that I did with my American friend Chris (Hiking matters #235), I
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Hiking matters #235: Makiling Traverse – It’s nice to do the Maktrav dayhike again!
I’m very glad that today, I was able to do the Maktrav dayhike again, this time with my American friend
Read moreEssay: The etiquette of joining climbs
by Gideon Lasco The etiquette of joining climbs is largely unwritten, and, to use a hiking metaphor, this would be
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Mountain News: Mt. Kanlaon is closed to assess possible earthquake damage
Mr. Angelo Bibar, the former Park Superintendent of Mt. Kanlaon and longtime contact of hikers, has confirmed to us that
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