Hiking matters #270: Hiking up Mount Yotei (羊蹄山), the “Mt. Fuji of Hokkaido”
SAPPORO, JAPAN – As the finale in our six-day Hokkaido trip, we decided to accept the challenge of doing the
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Author: Gideon Lasco
[UP Mountaineers] Applicants’ Orientation on July 6 and 7
Our friends in the UP Mountaineers are holding their “Applicants’ Orientation” on July 6, 2012(Friday), 6PM at the UP Bahayng
Read moreMountaineering feature on GMA News TV Channel 11’s “State of the Nation”
Last night’s episode of Channel 11’s “State of the Nation” carried a segment about mountaineering, which recognized the emergence of
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“Get High…Climb a mountain” with PM Shirt no. 7!
I am pleased to announce the release of Shirt no. 7, “Get High…Climb a Mountain!”! The shirt will be available
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Hiking matters #269: Asahi-dake (旭岳) in Daisetsuzan, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN – I am back here at Asahikawa, the coldest city in Japan, after a successful ascent of Asahi-dake
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Book Review: The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide by Andrew Skurka
My American hiking companion, Chris, gave me a wonderful present: two books, one of them Andrew Skurka’s The Ultimate Hiker’s
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[Mountain News] Pinay hiker Mutya Bernardo, top contender in international adventure writing contest. Let’s support her!
Go, Ma’am Mutya!! Our Kilimanjaro teammate, Filipina hiker and medical doctor Mutya Bernardo is now a top contender in an
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[AMCI] Basic Mountaineering Course Starts June 6
If you’re based in Manila, looking to spend your weekends exploring what nature has to offer, and are looking for
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Gear Review: La Sportiva Wildcat GTX Trail Running shoe
Andrew Skurka’s recommendation of La Sportiva of Italy as a great brand of hiking shoes got me curious, and when
Read moreEssay: The Three Types of Fun in hiking and the outdoors
by Gideon Lasco I first encountered the “three types of fun” in Andrew Skurka’s The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, and
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