Hiking matters #133: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 2
From New Eden Camp 1, we hiked through a forest that became mossier and mossier as we went higher. We
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Hiking matters #132: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 1
In the middle of February I found myself back in Cagayan de Oro’s Agora Terminal, taking a bus to Valencia
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Hiking matters #137: Ever beautiful, the Seven Lakes of San Pablo
MY HOMETOWN of San Pablo is a city of seven lakes. I’ve been around for 24 years but only two
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Hiking matters #135: Made it to Mt. Matutum!
Mt. Matutum at 2286 MASL is the highest mountain in Region XII (SOCCSKARGEN), its name meaning ‘pointed’. Ever since I
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Hiking mattters #136: A traverse dayhike of Mt. Tampurong in Mt. Apo Natural Park
A peak within Mt. Apo’s realm, just like Mt. Talomo, is Mt. Tampurong in Digos, Davao del Sur. Compared to
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Hiking matters #211: The successful ascent of Snow Mountain (雪山), Taiwan’s second highest peak
Continued from Hiking matters #210: Cika Hut (七卡山莊), two kilometers away from the trailhead, was our cozy starting point on
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Hiking matters #129: Mt. Sicapoo Day 1: From Gasgas River to Bubuos Campsite
After joining the first exploration in Solsona, Ilocos Norte June 2009 with the ONE Degree Mountaineering Group, which led to
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Hiking matters #126: Mt. Manalmon, nice and easy
Even the most novice of hikers will agree that Mt. Manalmon is a very easy mountain to climb. Yet, its
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Hiking matters #127: The stunning limestone Pinnacles of Mt. Mabio in Biak-na-Bato
After a brisk hike up Mt. Manalmon in San Miguel, Bulacan, my hiking buddies Julian Canero, Jo Steven and I
Read moreHiiking matters #125: Two mountains (Manalmon and Mabio) in a daytrip of Biak-na-Bato N.P. in Bulacan!
NORTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY – Today I climbed with hiking buddies Julian Canero and Jo Steven; we were supposed to climb
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