Hiking matters #581: Hiking in Lindis Pass and Mt. John
CHRISTCHURCH – From Queenstown we drove the 500-km stretch of roads to Christchurch but we took “hiking breaks” along the
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Hiking matters #580: Climbing up Single Cone, summit of the Remarkables range in New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN – A day after Roy’s Peak Track we went up Single Cone (2318m), which we now consider to be
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Hiking matters #579: Roy’s Peak Track in Wanaka, New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN – Because we’ve been doing so much tramping and driving the day after Ben Lomond was intended to be a
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Hiking matters #578: Ben Lomond, Queenstown’s iconic dayhike
QUEENSTOWN – Upon arrival in Queenstown we were awestruck by the many mountains that surrounded the town and Lake Wakatipu.
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Hiking matters #577: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – One day after climbing Mt. Taranaki, we did what is widely-regarded as the most famous dayhike in
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Hiking matters #576: Mt. Taranaki, highest in North Island, New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – From Mt. Karangahake we proceeded to Rotorua to see some Maori cultural sites, geologic wonders, and
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Hiking matters #575: Karangahake Mountain (544m) in the Coromandels of New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – For my final big adventure of the year I decided to head to New Zealand, joined
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Hiking matters #573: Mt. Canumay, a worthwhile dayhike in Antipolo, Rizal
ANTIPOLO, RIZAL – I really enjoyed hiking up Mt. Canumay in Sitio Canumay, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo today. Though easily
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Hiking matters #572: A four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku, a legendary mountain in Panay
ILOILO CITY – I am back in Iloilo after completing an exhilarating four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku (1958m) at
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Hiking matters #566: Mt. Kumotori (雲取山), Tokyo’s highest peak
Despite my reluctance to plod on for a sixth consecutive hike, my passion won over my fatigue and I ended
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