Hiking matters #241: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 1: From Kayapa to Domolpos
Paula Peralejo and I have long been planning a hiking trip, and when her sister Rica Peralejo expressed enthusiasm, the
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Author: Gideon Lasco
New stocks of PinoyMountaineer Shirts no. 1,3, 4 and 5 now available at The Perfect White Shirt branches!
We’ve been getting a lot of requests for a reprint of Shirt no . 1 and Shirt no. 3, so
Read moreMountain News: Mt. Sicapoo “fully booked” until mid-April!
Mt. Sicapoo is a very special mountain to me, and I am glad that there has been a lot of
Read moreMountain News: Banahaw remains closed; Cristobal and Batulao remain open
Recent events have created some confusion regarding the status of Mts. Banahaw, Cristobal and Batulao, hence this short clarification. However,
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Hiking matters #240: Aerial views of Southern Tagalog mountains and lakes
BACLAYON, BOHOL – I had looked into the possibility of doing some hiking here in Bohol tomorrow but my priorities
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Hiking matters #239: Dayhiking Daguldol
NAIA TERMINAL 3 – Mt. Daguldol at San Juan, Batangas is at the far side of the province, and is
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Mountain News: First-time female hiker, 27, dies in Mt. Batulao in tragic fall
Update (3/2/12): Mt. Batulao remains open on both trails to the public. There are no changes in the status of
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Mountain safety: Earthquakes and hiking
The literature on earthquake safety and hiking is very limited but we can extrapolate from general principles of earthquake safety,
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Hiking matters #238: Into Maria Makiling’s Realm – My first Maktrav attempt in 2008
by Gideon Lasco January 12, 2008 Blogger’s note: This climb was held during a time when the Maktrav dayhike as
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Hiking matters #237: Hiking up Bongao Peak in Tawi-Tawi, the southernmost islands in the Philippines
In October 2006, during the semestral break of my 2nd year in medical school, I went with my classmate, now
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