Hiking matters #342: Mt. Makiling via the Sipit Trail in Sto. Tomas, Batangas
At the Melkas Ridge, the most scenic and precarious part of Mt. Makiling’s Sto. Tomas (MakTrav) Trail. With the Palanggana
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Hiking matters #341: Cilai Ridge (奇萊山) Day 2 – Crossing Cilai Ridge from Main Peak to North Peak
This is a blog entry about Taiwan. Check out the PinoyMountaineer in Taiwan page for more of Gideon Lasco’s adventures
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Hiking matters #340: Cilai Ridge (奇萊山) Day 1 – From Hehuanshan to Chenggong Hut
In May 2011, on my first hiking trip to Taiwan, I saw Cilai Ridge for the first time, managed to
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Hiking matters #212: The descent from 369 Hut to Wuling Farm
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – More than a year after my first hiking trip, I have taken time to reminisce my previous
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Hiking matters #339: Mt. Kalisungan Traverse to Mt. Atimla
The steep descent through grass marks the start of the traverse from Kalisungan to Atimla If mountains were people, then
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Hiking matters #338: Mt. Pulag via Akiki-Tawangan Day 2 – The mesmerizing mossy forest trail of Tawangan
The mesmerizing mossy forest of the Tawangan Trail Continued from Hiking matters #337: We woke up to a clear night
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Hiking matters #337: Mt. Pulag via Akiki-Tawangan Day 1 – Ascending up the Akiki Trail
Crossing the hanging bridge at the Eddet River campsite in the Akiki Trail I’m now home in Laguna but until
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Hiking matters #330: The Osocan Spanish Trail in Atok, Benguet
A short but beautiful trail that runs parallel to Halsema Road is the Osocan Spanish Trail in Atok, Benguet, with
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Hiking matters #336: Mt. Maculot in the aftermath of Victor Ayson’s disappearance
LIPA, BATANGAS – Yesterday, a week after Victor Ayson climbed Mt. Maculot’s Rockies, I headed to the mountain to see
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Hiking matters #335: Successful ascent of Mt. Ragang
The Piapayungan Range as viewed from the trailhead On April 4, 2013, 1205H, I together with Reynaldo Nalda, Lance Dy,
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