Letter to a young mountaineer, XIV: Before you climb abroad
You have climbed many mountains in our country, and now you feel it’s time to pursue mountains abroad. You have
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Essays
Letter to a young mountaineer, XIII: Never let go of the mountains of your life
You used to be the youngest, and perhaps the strongest and fastest in your group. But now, you are not
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Pinoy Mountaineer’s position on closed mountains: NO to illegal or ‘backdoor’ hikes
Pinoy Mountaineer strongly discourages hikers from violating pertinent laws and climbing closed or restricted mountains without the necessary permits or consent from
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Opinion: Conquering disability through determination and teamwork
by Simon Adriano Blogger’s note: Mountaineer Simon Adriano has worked closely with the visually-impaired community to bring VIs to the
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Letter to a young mountaineer, XII: Unfollowing one’s self in social media
You opened a Facebook account and people started ‘following’ you, amazed by your adventures. Slowly but steadily, your number of
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Letter to a young mountaineer, XI: The friends inside your backpack
by Gideon Lasco Friendship is not a word one would normally use with non-humans, let alone non-living things, but it
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“May kasama kasi kaming babae”: Women’s issues on the trail
by Pat Labitoria Hiking is a challenge – of course many of us reading this already know this by heart
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Opinion: Mt. Batulao’s ecotourism decline
by Gideon Lasco Batulao used to be the favorite training ground of hikers and trail runners, especially those living south
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Essay: To all the hikers I’ve climbed with before
Anyone who pauses long enough to reflect on their lives will realize for themselves how true the maxim is, that
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Opinion: Mt. Apo reopening is too soon and too expensive
by Gideon Lasco In the aftermath of last year’s forest fire that ravaged Mt. Apo, local authorities pledged to
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