Hiking matters #483: A return to Mont Saleve, the “Balcony” of Geneva
AMSTERDAM – Almost two years after my first visit – on a rainy November 2013 day – I returned to
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Hiking matters #478: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 3 – The famed “Window”
AUSTIN, TX – Our third and final hike in Big Bend was another ‘moderate dayhike’, this time to the famed
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Hiking matters #473: Introducing Mt. Tumanoktok (1260m) in Mayoyao, Ifugao
MAYOYAO, IFUGAO – One day after the trek up historic Mt. Nagchajan (see Hiking matters #472), I was joined by
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Hiking matters #477: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 2 – Lost Mine Trail
At one of the viewpoints in the Lost Mine Trail with the East Rim of the Chisos Mountains at the
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Hiking matters #476: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 1 – Chisos Basin Trail
With the Prickly Pear cacti (Opuntia sp.) BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – For the second time this year I find
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Hiking matters #472: Hiking up Mt. Nagchajan (1455m) in Mayoyao, Ifugao
The Mayoyao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as viewed from Mt. Nagchajan MAYOYAO, IFUGAO – Today I hiked
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Hiking matters #465: Pico de Loro Traverse Part 1 – From Maragondon to the summit
At the summit of Pico de Loro with Bubbles Paraiso, Angel Locsin and Chito Miranda I’m back! After three months
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Hiking matters #459: Nice and easy, Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) in the Ecuadorian Andes
Volcán Pasochoa (4199m) a popular acclimatisation hikein the Ecuadorian Andes AVENIDA DE LOS VOLCANES – Volcan Pasochoa (4199m) is a
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Hiking matters #458: The ascent of Illiniza Norte (5126m) in the Ecuadorian Andes
AVENIDA DE LOS VOLCANES – Having acclimatised for five days, with 4698m my highest point thus far in this trip,
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Hiking matters #457: The beautiful crater lake of Volcan Quilotoa in Ecuador
An alpaca (a South American mammal that resembles a small llama)stares at the turquoise waters of Volcan Quilotoa’s Crater Lake
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