Hiking matters #345: Trekking in Tarragona and the Roman aqueduct in Pont de les Ferreres
Tarragona is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain, with several of its features declared a UNESCO World Heritage
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International climbs
Hiking matters #341: Cilai Ridge (奇萊山) Day 2 – Crossing Cilai Ridge from Main Peak to North Peak
This is a blog entry about Taiwan. Check out the PinoyMountaineer in Taiwan page for more of Gideon Lasco’s adventures
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Hiking matters #340: Cilai Ridge (奇萊山) Day 1 – From Hehuanshan to Chenggong Hut
In May 2011, on my first hiking trip to Taiwan, I saw Cilai Ridge for the first time, managed to
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Hiking matters #212: The descent from 369 Hut to Wuling Farm
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – More than a year after my first hiking trip, I have taken time to reminisce my previous
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Hiking matters #313: Hiking up Superstition Mountain in Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ – Wrapping up what has been a most exciting and eventful trip in the United States was a
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Hiking matters #312: Hiking in Red Rock State Park, Sedona, Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ – After our visit to the spectacular Grand Canyon, my Uncle Larry and I went to the mountain
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Hiking matters #311: The Grand Canyon
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, my uncle Larry and I went to the Grand Canyon, doubtless one of America’s most famous
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Hiking matters #310: Mt. Hollywood and Los Angeles’ Griffith Park
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – The day after Thanksgiving, my Uncle Larry and Aunt Maricar took me to the ‘must-see’ sights
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Hiking matters #308: Metacomet-Monadnock Trail in Massachusetts: Mt. Tom and its basalt cliffs
AMHERST, MA – I believe that something good is waiting for me on each mountain. The reason I climb is to
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Hiking matters #306: Metacomet-Monadnock Trail in Massachusetts: Mt. Norwottuck and Mt. Holyoke Range
AMHERST, MA – A day after I arrived in Massachusetts from Manila, I did my first hike in the United
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