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Hiking matters #96: Climbing the 3,003 steps up Linabo Peak in Dipolog

August 30, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 3 Comments linabo peak, Northern Mindanao

Perhaps the most popular hiking spot in Zamboanga del Norte is Linabo Peak in Dipolog City. Although largely accessible to

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Hiking matters #88: Journeying Java 4 – Gunung Lawu, a favorite major climb of Indonesian mountaineers

August 9, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 3 Comments central java, east java, gunung, indonesia, International climbs, lawu

The final climb, and the most challenging, of our trip to Java, Indonesia was Gunung Lawu, which rises at an

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Hiking matters #95: Mt. Maculot’s Rockies with the Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL)

July 29, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment Maculot, ogkl

Taal Volcano was unfortunately unavailable with the Alert Level 2 status still up. We settled for best alternative: a mountain

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Hiking matters #94: MakTrav Friendship Climb with Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL)

July 28, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 14 Comments Makiling, maktrav, ogkl

PinoyMountaineer.com is a very pleased to have hosted one of the most respected mountaineering clubs in Malaysia and Southeast Asia,

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Hiking matters #93: Mt. Pinatubo’s Crater Lake

July 18, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 6 Comments Pinatubo

Last Saturday, I guided a group comprised of Malate Catholic School Batch 1984 alumni and their friends on a daytrek

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Hiking matters #92: Southeast Asia is our common heritage!

July 11, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment International climbs, malaysia, personal essays

KUALA LUMPUR – There is no denying that this big city has become the hub for adventurers in Southeast Asia.

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Hiking matters #89: Phu Chi Fa (1628 MASL) at the Thai-Laos border, one of the “Seven Wonders of Thailand”

July 11, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment chiang rai, International climbs, phu chi fa, thailand

CHIANG RAI, Thailand – I had a misconception about Thailand’s north: that it would be cold. In fact, it’s very

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Hiking matters #90: Doi Pha Tang, the “Gate of Siam”

July 4, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment doi pha tang, International climbs, thailand

Another beautiful mountain viewpoint in Chiang Rai province in Northern Thailand is Doi Pha Tang, also at the Thai-Laos border.

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Hiking matters #91: 50 seconds to the top of Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand

June 28, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment International climbs, inthanon, thailand

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND – Now on our last day in Thailand we went up Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in

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Hiking matters #87: Journeying Java 3 – Gunung Merapi, the Mountain of Fire

June 7, 2010September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment central java, gunung, merapi

After climbing Gunung Bromo and descending down the sulphuric Kawah Ijen, we proceeded to Yogyakarta to see the ancient temples

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