Hiking matters #199: Yamanobe-no-Michi (山之辺の道), the ancient trail in Tenri, Nara, Japan
From October 7-9, 2011 I was in the Kansai region in Japan, basing myself in Osaka, to do three short
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Hiking matters #200: Mystical, misty Mount Hiei (比叡山) in Kyoto, Japan
Going up Mount Hiei (比叡山) near Kyoto, Japan was a dream for me, having read about the mountain several times
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Hiking matters #201: Hiking up Shirage-dake (白髪岳) and Matsuo-yama (松尾山) in Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
OSAKA, JAPAN – Finally, the sun! For the first three days I’ve been here it has been raining, but today,
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Hiking matters #206: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 4 – Mt. Apo summit, then down to Kapatagan via the Boulders
It was the third day of clear skies: truly an epiphany at the highest campsite in the Philippines. Although the
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Hiking matters #205: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 3 – Onwards to Lake Venado and Mt. Apo’s summit campsite
Waking up in Basinan campsite felt like waking up in a strange land. I walked carefully through the logs to
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Hiking matters #204: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 2 – Mt. Talomo Traverse to Basinan Campsite
It was a cold and damp night in Lumot Campsite, about 2200 MASL, but after waking up the next morning,
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Hiking matters #203: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 1 – Sicao Village to Mt. Talomo
The fabled “Megatraverse” connecting Mount Talomo and Mount Apo, two of the highest peaks in the country, is a dream
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Hiking matters #197: Third Annual Charity Climb: At the summit of Mt. Ugo
The Third Annual Charity Climb pushed through in Mt. Ugo last weekend, with over 30 participants, with our health information
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Hiking matters #196: Outdoor shops in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
After the successful Bukit Tabur dayhike, Deeno, Fuad and Uncle Ben, members of the Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL), toured
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Hiking matters #195: Trekking up Bukit Tabur and its beautiful quartz ridges in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR – What an eventful day! I came here in Malaysia to attend a medical conference, after it ended,
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