Hiking matters #269: Asahi-dake (旭岳) in Daisetsuzan, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN – I am back here at Asahikawa, the coldest city in Japan, after a successful ascent of Asahi-dake
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Book Review: The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide by Andrew Skurka
My American hiking companion, Chris, gave me a wonderful present: two books, one of them Andrew Skurka’s The Ultimate Hiker’s
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[Mountain News] Pinay hiker Mutya Bernardo, top contender in international adventure writing contest. Let’s support her!
Go, Ma’am Mutya!! Our Kilimanjaro teammate, Filipina hiker and medical doctor Mutya Bernardo is now a top contender in an
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[AMCI] Basic Mountaineering Course Starts June 6
If you’re based in Manila, looking to spend your weekends exploring what nature has to offer, and are looking for
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Gear Review: La Sportiva Wildcat GTX Trail Running shoe
Andrew Skurka’s recommendation of La Sportiva of Italy as a great brand of hiking shoes got me curious, and when
Read moreEssay: The Three Types of Fun in hiking and the outdoors
by Gideon Lasco I first encountered the “three types of fun” in Andrew Skurka’s The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, and
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Hiking matters #268: Mt. Tapulao dayhike, up the High Peak of Zambales
Mt. Tapulao in Palauig, Zambales, at 2037 MASL, is one of only two dayhikable 2000+ meter mountains from Manila, the
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Hiking matters #267: Hiking up Mt. Buntis and visiting Mt. Nagpatong in Andres Bonifacio’s Maragondon
Today, Coby Sarreal (@cobysarreal) and I decided to visit Maragondon, Cavite, to see what possibilities lie in that historic town
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Hiking matters #251:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 5-6: Dabajianshan and the end of the Holy Ridge
It was a very cold night at the nameless shelter where we stayed (see Hiking matters #250); I was especially
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Hiking matters #265: Mt. Batulao in the aftermath of the tragic February fall
Batulao is now a much quieter place in the aftermath of the tragic fall last February that claimed the life
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