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Hiking matters #207: More outdoor shops in Davao City

November 7, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment davao, outdoor shops

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – After our great Talomo-Apo Traverse, Javi and I went around Davao City for outdoor shopping (or, more

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Hiking matters #199: Yamanobe-no-Michi (山之辺の道), the ancient trail in Tenri, Nara, Japan

November 6, 2011October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment Japan, kansai, yamanobe-no-michi

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

November 6, 2011October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment hiei, Japan, kansai

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

November 1, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment International climbs, Japan, kansai, matsuo-yama, shiraga-dake

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

October 30, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 5 Comments Apo, ogkl, talomo-apo

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

October 30, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 3 Comments Apo, ogkl, talomo, talomo-apo, videos

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

October 28, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment Apo, ogkl, talomo, talomo-apo, videos

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

October 27, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 3 Comments g20, ogkl, talomo, talomo-apo

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

October 10, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment charity climb, 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

October 7, 2011September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment kuala lumpur, malaysia, ogkl, outdoor shops

After the successful Bukit Tabur dayhike, Deeno, Fuad and Uncle Ben, members of the Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL), toured

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