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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Hiking matters #488: A dayhike traverse of Mt. Napulak in Iloilo!
Finally, I was able to climb Mt. Napulak in Igbaras, Iloilo – a mountain that I had been planning to climb
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Hiking matters #481: Scotland’s West Highland Way from Drymen to Balmaha via Conic Hill
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – The highlight of my short trip here would have to be the section of the West Highland
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Hiking matters #482: Scottish Highlands – Cow Hill Circuit
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – As my final hike in Scotland, I did the Cow Hill Circuit in Fort William, the gateway
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Hiking matters #484: A loop hike of Le Luisin (2786m) in the Swiss Alps
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – To say that the Swiss Alps are a great hiking destination is an understatement, but my eagerness
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Hiking matters #486: The via ferrata ascent up Monte Cannone in the Mediterranean island of Tavolara, Italy
SAN TEODORO, SARDINIA – Today I joined a group of Italians on a dayhike up Monte Cannone (565m) in Tavolara
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Hiking matters #483: A return to Mont Saleve, the “Balcony” of Geneva
AMSTERDAM – Almost two years after my first visit – on a rainy November 2013 day – I returned to
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