Hiking matters #289: Outdoor shopping in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
LEH, INDIA – When I announced to my friends that I was finally going to Kathmandu, their advice was for
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Hiking matters #300: Successful ascent of Stok Kangri (6153m) in Ladakh, Indian Himalayas
LEH, INDIA – I am pleased to announce the success of our hike up Stok Kangri, 6153 MASL, on our
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Hiking matters #295: Otherworldly Pangong Lake (4249m), at the heart of the Ladakh Himalayas, at the border between India and Tibet
LEH, INDIA – I love high places, which usually happen to be mountains, but there are also lakes perched in
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Hiking matters #294: Trekking up the monastery above Khardung La (5,359m) one of the highest mountain passes in the world.
LEH, INDIA – After an early lunch in Leh, we hired a vehicle to take us up to Khardung La,
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Hiking matters #293: Trekking up Shanti Stupa in Leh, Ladakh, India
Early morning today, we trekked up Shanti Stupa, a Tibetean Buddhist shrine, 3560 MASL. It’s Day 2 of our acclimatization
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Hiking matters #292: Now in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, India – at the Indian Himalayas
LEH, LADAKH, INDIA – We are now in the Indian Himalayas, in the town of Leh, 3452 MASL, 10 C.
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Hiking matters #288: Mt. Shivapuri (शिवपुरी), the highest peak around Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Today, our first full day in Nepal, we climbed Mt. Shivapuri (शिवपुरी), the 2,732-meter peak perched at
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Hiking matters #287: Mt. Kalisungan revisited
Two days after ‘Twin Dayhikes 3’, I went with my American friend Chris and Dutch friend David on a dayhike
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Hiking matters #284: Tinagong Dagat, hidden amid the peaks of Mt. Mandalagan, Northern Negros
VICTORIAS CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – The mountains of Negros have a special place in my hiking memories. On my first
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Hiking matters #286: Twin Dayhikes III – Sembrano by sundown
Continuing on from Mt. Tagapo as part of Twin Dayhikes III (Hiking matters #285), our two vans headed to Brgy.
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