Hiking matters #246: Maculot’s Rockies, yet again
It’s Mt. Maculot again: the more I climb a particular mountain, the more of its facets I am able to
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Hiking matters #245: Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore
SINGAPORE – After our Pico de Loro climb on Saturday, I packed my bags and headed here in SG the
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Hiking matters #244: Another dayhike up Pico de Loro
TAGAYTAY CITY – We are doing a post-climb lunch after a very pleasant hike of Pico de Loro this morning!
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Gear Review: Fire Maple FMC-201 Cookset
My simple criteria for judging a cookset is fourfold: (1) I can easily hold the handles even while cooking; (2)
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Mountain News: Pico de Loro in INQUIRER front page today / Kudos, PDI!
Isn’t it nice to see one of our favorite peaks featured in the front page of the country’s leading newspaper?
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Hiking matters #243: Mountain geography lessons from Mt. Ugo
Being one of the southern gateways to the Cordilleras, Mt. Ugo offers fantastic views of the higher Benguet mountains, including
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Hiking matters #242: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 2: Up the summit and down Itogon
Continued from HM#241: After a good night’s rest in one of the classrooms of Domolpos Elementary School, we started trekking
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Hiking matters #241: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 1: From Kayapa to Domolpos
Paula Peralejo and I have long been planning a hiking trip, and when her sister Rica Peralejo expressed enthusiasm, the
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New stocks of PinoyMountaineer Shirts no. 1,3, 4 and 5 now available at The Perfect White Shirt branches!
We’ve been getting a lot of requests for a reprint of Shirt no . 1 and Shirt no. 3, so
Read moreMountain News: Mt. Sicapoo “fully booked” until mid-April!
Mt. Sicapoo is a very special mountain to me, and I am glad that there has been a lot of
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