Hiking matters #109: The rivers of Samar and the natural beauty of Sohoton Cave and National Park
After our two-day climb of Alto Peak, the highest mountain in Eastern Visayas, the Nalda Family, our gracious hosts, brought
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Invitation to Ilocos #8: Mt. Bullagao, the Sleeping Beauty of Ilocos Sur
PinoyMountaineer presents “Invitation to Ilocos”, featuring the newly-documented mountaineering destinations of Ilocandia. This column is by Agnes Fidelis Gloria-Pinzon, PinoyMountaineer
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Gear Review: Bushnell Powerview Roof Prisms binoculars
Gear review by Cecil Morella (AMCI)Equipment Adviser, PinoyMountaineer.com PinoyMountaineer.com is honored to have Sir Cecil Morella of AMCI as its
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Gear Review: Sea to Summit Dry Lite towel vs. the traditional malong!
Gear review by Cecil Morella (AMCI)Equipment Adviser, PinoyMountaineer.com PinoyMountaineer.com is honored to have Sir Cecil Morella of AMCI as its
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Gear Review: Merrell Men’s Chameleon Ventilator, field-tested in Mt. Talomo in Davao del Sur
Merrell has never failed me thus far in my hiking career, and after trying the latest in the Chameleon line,
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Gear Review: Teva Forge Pro eVent, field-tested in Mt. Apo’s Kapatagan-Kidapawan Traverse
Joining me in the recently-concluded Mt. Apo Sembreak Climb was a pair of Teva Forge Pro eVent hiking shoes. More
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Hiking matters #110: Mt. Apo Sembreak Climb Part 1: Kapatagan
Hiking is not a battle between man and mountain; it is a struggle between man and his own self. And
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Hiking matters #111: Mt. Apo Sembreak Climb Part 2: Kidapawan
Camped at Mt. Apo’s summit, nestled within its peaks, we were illuminated by the full moon, which shone ever so
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Hiking matters #112: Mt. Talomo with its mystical forest and beautiful views of Mt. Apo
Let’s skip Day 1, because it can be summed up by one sentence: From Davao we went to Brgy. Tamayong,
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Hiking matters #113: A tour of mountaineering and outdoor shops in Davao City
Davao City, being the largest city in Mindanao which is practically the land of adventure and outdoors, ought to have
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