Hiking matters #563: Mt. Tateyama (立山) traverse to Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) Day 1

TOKYO – After a successful climb up Mt. Fuji (see Hiking matters #562), my American friend Chris, my Hyakumeizan hiking

Hiking matters #562: Mt. Fuji via the Fujinomiya Trail

TOKYO – After two warmup hikes – Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Akagi – the highlight of the Pinoy Mountaineer Mt.

TOKYO, JAPAN – For the second hike of my 7th Japan hiking trip, I headed to Mt. Akagi (赤城山) in

July 15, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment

LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA – Over 100 groups and at least 1020 volunteers participated in the 4th National Mountain Cleanup Day on

TOKYO, JAPAN – Last year was a very productive time for me as far as hiking in Japan is concerned

June 8, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment

Whether or not for profit, whether formal or informal in its setup or legal existence, climb organizers have duties and

PARTIAL LIST OF CLEAN-UP CLIMBS FOR THE NMCD 2017 As of June 7, 2017 For more information visit the Guiding Document for

June 3, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment

The University of the Philippines Mountaineers (UPM) is inviting interested organizations to propose topics to be presented at AkyatCon 2.0.

In a recent speech, Jeshua Sales of the UP Mountaineers urged fellow hikers to be sensitive to the culture of

by Cynthia Sy Blogger’s note: We are very honored to feature the thoughts of Ms. Cynthia Sy, an 18-time Halcon