Hiking matters #257: Tagapo and Sembrano in one day – Part 2: Mt. Sembrano Revisited
ANTIPOLO, RIZAL – After spending the morning hiking up Mt. Tagapo (see Hiking matters #126) and taking the pumpboat to
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Hiking matters #255: In between two mountains, Tagapo and Sembrano
BINANGONAN, RIZAL – We are in transit, in between two mountains, having finished Mt. Tagapo and now just waiting for
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Hiking matters #254: Mt. Kinabalu Expedition 2012 Day 2 – The summit assault and back
No matter how comfortable Laban Rata was, the time for sleeping was very limited; we had to wake up at
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Hiking matters #253: Mt. Kinabalu Expedition 2012 Day 1 – From Timpohon Gate to Laban Rata
The PinoyMountaineer Mt. Kinabalu Expedition 2012 from April 12-16 saw a total of 37 hikers go up Mt. Kinabalu, at
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Hiking matters #252: Success for the PinoyMountaineer Mt. Kinabalu Expedition 2012
KOTA KINABALU – I am pleased to announce the success of the PinoyMountaineer Mt. Kinabalu Expedition 2012 held from April
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Hiking matters #249:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 3: The 12-hour sojourn to Sumida Shelter
Waking up from 369 Hut, we marched on for what turned out to be one of the most intense days
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Hiking matters #248:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 1-2: From Wuling to 369 Hut
My biggest expedition this year, thus far, commenced from March 31 to April 5 in Taiwan, which is fast becoming
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Hiking matters #247: Behold this Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線)! Six days and nine mountains on Taiwan’s great traverse
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – This is going to be a short post, since I am already very tired; “physically and mentally
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Hiking matters #246: Maculot’s Rockies, yet again
It’s Mt. Maculot again: the more I climb a particular mountain, the more of its facets I am able to
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Hiking matters #245: Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore
SINGAPORE – After our Pico de Loro climb on Saturday, I packed my bags and headed here in SG the
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