Hiking matters #476: Mt. Busa, the highest mountain in Saranggani
After hiking up Sanchez Peak in General Santos City (see Hiking matters #475) we proceeded to climb Mt. Busa in
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Hiking matters #475: Sanchez Peak, a refreshing dayhike in General Santos City
AMSTERDAM – Last year I went to General Santos City to do the famed Mt. Busa – the highest mountain
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Hiking matters #498: Trekking in Palaui island: Cape Engaño via the Lagunzad and Leonardo trails
TUGUEGARAO CITY – From Cagua Volcano (see Hiking matters #497), we took a multicab to the San Vicente port, where
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Hiking matters #497: Exploring Cagua volcano in the Northern Sierra Madre, Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY – It all began with a Google Earth search of the highest mountains in Sierra Madre. Mt. Bintuod
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Hiking matters #496: Mt. Hilong-Hilong Day 2 – Mt. Aung-Aung (Peak 1) traverse to Peak 3 and back
The next day we resumed our trek at 0745H, after the aforementioned ceaseless winds and rains that pounded our campsite
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Hiking matters #495: Mt. Hilong-Hilong Day 1 – to Baranas Falls and Diwata campsite
Mt. Hilong-Hilong is the highest mountain in the Caraga region of Northeastern Mindanao and one of the mountains I have long
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Hiking matters #493: The return to Mt. Tabayoc
In May 2008 I went to the then-little known 2842-meter Mt. Tabayoc, at the “far side” of Mt. Pulag National Park, hoping
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Hiking matters #492: Mt. Hugom, a great dayhike in San Juan, Batangas
Today I visited Mt. Hugom in Brgy. Hugom, San Juan, Batangas in what turned out to be a very nice
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Hiking matters #491: Mt. Ulap, a perfect dayhike from Baguio!
I have just come from Baguio City after a great dayhike of Mt. Ulap. I left Cubao at 0100H, started
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Hiking matters #489: Mt. Talamitam Traverse to Mt. Apayang
Last week, I did a Mt. Talamitam to Mt. Apayang dayhike – these are actually two peaks in the same mountain, or
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