Hiking matters #335: A short hike up Imok Hill (Imoc Hill) in San Pablo, Laguna
Imok Hill (also spelled Imoc Hill; also known to locals as Mt. Obabis or Telefast) is one of the geographic
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Hiking matters #327: Mt. Tangisan, Mt. Bungkol Baka, and Mt. Kawayan in one dayhike!
Seven months after we did the Mt. Damas dayhike traverse (Hiking matters #282), My friends and I once again joined
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Hiking matters #326: Manabu Peak revisited
On February 7, 2013, Agot Isidro and I went for a weekday hike up Manabu Peak. We met up early
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Hiking matters #325: Mt. Batolusong in Tanay, Rizal
The Sierra Madre is actually the mountain range closest to Manila, and yet it is not well-explored, and this is
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Hiking matters #328: My thoughts on Mt. Maculot New Trail
Caught in a busy academic schedule, I wasn’t planning on a hike last weekend, but I realized that I could
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Mountain News: Mt. Pulag is ‘fully booked’; 30 is new maximum number of participants
Park Superintendent Emerita Albas Park Superintendent Emerita Albas of the Mt. Pulag National Park told PinoyMountaineer.com that all March weekends
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Now available: The New Pinoy Mountaineer Drifit Long Sleeves!
The New Pinoy Mountaineer Drifit Shirts are now available in long sleeved editions! Using highly breathable, lightweight fabrics, this latest
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Hiking matters #324: It’s Batulao time again!
Mt. Batulao is one of my favorite dayhikes. The hike is scenic and is a great exercise. Its open slopes
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Hiking matters #323: Ugo-Pulag Traverse Day 4 – The summit of Mt. Pulag, journey’s end
Continued from Hiking matters #322: I slept well at the Ranger Station, relieved that once again I’m back in familiar
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Viewpoint: I hope that all organizers will limit the number of participants to 30 at a time
I hope that all hiking clubs and tour operators in the Philippines will limit the number of participants to 30
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