Hiking matters #516: Hiking up Hikosan (英彦山), Northern Kyushu’s sacred mountain
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – As soon as we started to ascend through the stone staircase surrounded by the torii, temples and
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FUKUOKA, JAPAN – As soon as we started to ascend through the stone staircase surrounded by the torii, temples and
Read moreFUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three months after our very successful Kyushu summer hiking trip, we are back in Japan’s southernmost main
Read moreCUSCO, PERU – From La Paz, Bolivia, I took the Bolivia Hop bus to Peru, with a stop in Copacabana,
Read moreCUSCO, PERU – Hidden in the foothills of Peru’s Ausangate Mountain lies a stunning coloration of mountain slopes that have come
Read moreCUSCO, PERU – Yesterday I went up Machu Picchu, one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, and hiked
Read moreFUKUOKA, JAPAN – From our spellbinding hike in Mt. Kirishima (See Hiking matters #523) we headed to Kagoshima, the beautiful
Read moreKAGOSHIMA – From Fukuoka’s Hakata Station, Jeshua and I took the Kyushu Shinkansen to the southern city of Kagoshima, then jumped
Read moreKAGOSHIMA, JAPAN – After the warmup-turned-challenge hike of Homanzan (Hiking matters #521), Jeshua and I proceeded to one of the main
Read moreFUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three weeks ago, I had fantastic hiking trip that covered some of Japan’s highest peaks, and during the trip my
Read moreOn July 12, 2016, 25 Filipinos belonging to the Pinoy Mountaineer Fuji Mt. Expedition 2016 reached the summit of Mt.
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