Mountain News: News from Makiling / Changes in the Maktrav Trail coming soon

February 24, 2012September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment Makiling, maktrav

After doing Maktrav last Wednesday (Hiking matters #236), Leo Oracion and I proceeded to pay a courtesy call to the

[Special Itineraries] Luzon 3-2-1: Mt. Timbak, Mt. Tabayoc, and Mt. Pulag via Tawangan-Ambangeg

February 24, 2012October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 11 Comments luzon 3-2-1, Pulag, special itineraries, Tabayoc, tawangan trail, Timbak

LUZON 3-2-1 (TIMBAK, TABAYOC, PULAG)Atok-Kabayan-Bokod, BenguetInitial entry point: KM. 55 Halsema Highway (Timbac)Final exit point: Visitors’ Center, Ambangeg (Pulag)LLA: 2717

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Announcing the Snow Mountain (3886) Spring Expedition on April 28 to May 1, 2012!

February 23, 2012September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment snow mountain, taiwan

THE TAIWAN OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE – SPRING 2012: Snow Mountain and Taipei (4D/3N) Fresh from our successful Snow Mountain ascent last

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Hiking matters #236: …and again! Maktrav for the second time in three days!

February 22, 2012September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment leo oracion, Makiling, maktrav

Two days after the very nice Maktrav dayhike that I did with my American friend Chris (Hiking matters #235), I

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Hiking matters #235: Makiling Traverse – It’s nice to do the Maktrav dayhike again!

February 20, 2012September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 2 Comments Makiling, maktrav

I’m very glad that today, I was able to do the Maktrav dayhike again, this time with my American friend

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Essay: The etiquette of joining climbs

February 16, 2012September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 8 Comments Articles, personal essays

by Gideon Lasco The etiquette of joining climbs is largely unwritten, and, to use a hiking metaphor, this would be

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Mountain News: Mt. Kanlaon is closed to assess possible earthquake damage

February 13, 2012September 6, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment Kanlaon

Mr. Angelo Bibar, the former Park Superintendent of Mt. Kanlaon and longtime contact of hikers, has confirmed to us that

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Climb Advisory (Feb 2012): Theft persists in Mt. Sembrano / Hikers beware

February 13, 2012October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 5 Comments hiking advisory, Sembrano

PinoyMountaineer.com periodically issues “Hiking advisories” as a form of warning to fellow climbers as regards conditions in various mountains. However,