Hiking matters #134: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 3
Camped at the “Chinese Bamboo” Campsite, we woke up with gloomy weather and very cold temperatures; but we carried on
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #133: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 2
From New Eden Camp 1, we hiked through a forest that became mossier and mossier as we went higher. We
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Hiking matters #132: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 1
In the middle of February I found myself back in Cagayan de Oro’s Agora Terminal, taking a bus to Valencia
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Hiking matters #137: Ever beautiful, the Seven Lakes of San Pablo
MY HOMETOWN of San Pablo is a city of seven lakes. I’ve been around for 24 years but only two
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Gear Review: My Ground Zero Red trekking pants, flying colors in the test of time
It was a gift by my high school friend Lorena, before my first Mt. Apo trip. I remember that we
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PinoyMountaineer and Merrell on Manila Standard Today
PinoyMountaineer and my Merrell hiking shoes were featured today, February 24, 2011, in Manila Standard Today at Page C4 of
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Hiking matters #135: Made it to Mt. Matutum!
Mt. Matutum at 2286 MASL is the highest mountain in Region XII (SOCCSKARGEN), its name meaning ‘pointed’. Ever since I
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Hiking mattters #136: A traverse dayhike of Mt. Tampurong in Mt. Apo Natural Park
A peak within Mt. Apo’s realm, just like Mt. Talomo, is Mt. Tampurong in Digos, Davao del Sur. Compared to
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Hiking matters #211: The successful ascent of Snow Mountain (雪山), Taiwan’s second highest peak
Continued from Hiking matters #210: Cika Hut (七卡山莊), two kilometers away from the trailhead, was our cozy starting point on
Read moreEssay: A letter to a young mountaineer
by Gideon Lasco The stories that you tell me convey not only the beauty of the peaks you have climbed,
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