Letter to a young mountaineer, XI: The friends inside your backpack
by Gideon Lasco Friendship is not a word one would normally use with non-humans, let alone non-living things, but it
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Author: Gideon Lasco
How to avoid leg cramps (pulikat) while hiking
by Gideon Lasco, MD Leg cramps (pulikat in Tagalog) is a common condition experienced by hikers, particularly in long ascents
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“May kasama kasi kaming babae”: Women’s issues on the trail
by Pat Labitoria Hiking is a challenge – of course many of us reading this already know this by heart
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Iloilo Mountaineering Club reports successful Panay Trilogy traverse
The Iloilo Mountaineering Club has reported a successful traverse of Panay’s three major peaks: Mt. Madjaas, Mt. Nangtud, and Mt.
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Visually-impaired teenager Jerald Polintan reaches his 2nd summit in Mt. Batulao
After joining the Zero Visibility event last year and reaching his first summit (Pico de Loro), visually-impaired teenager Jerald Polintan accomplished
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Hiking matters #572: A four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku, a legendary mountain in Panay
ILOILO CITY – I am back in Iloilo after completing an exhilarating four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku (1958m) at
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Hiking matters #566: Mt. Kumotori (雲取山), Tokyo’s highest peak
Despite my reluctance to plod on for a sixth consecutive hike, my passion won over my fatigue and I ended
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Hiking matters #565: A dayhike of Mt. Tanzawa (丹沢山) in Kanagawa
After a rest day (and Mont Bell outlet shopping) in the beautiful city of Kanzawa, Jeshua and I proceeded to
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Hiking matters #564: Mt. Tateyama (立山) traverse to Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) Day 2
Continued from Hiking matters #563: The following day, Jeshua and I continued to do the ascent of Mt. Tsurugi –
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Meet Baby Basti, the one-year old who has reached Mt. Apo!
by Piere Justin Luya People travel to see the world, to escape their life’s worries, to pursue adventures, to meet new people, or
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