Hiking matters #214: The Third Annual Charity Climb: Perfect weather up Mt. Pulag!
The decision to postpone the Third Annual Charity Climb in Mt. Pulag, from a stormy weekend early in October to
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Announcing the PinoyMountaineer Team 2012!
I am pleased to announce that I am will be forming a PinoyMountainer Team 2012, for which there will be
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Hiking Advisory (November 2011): Mt. Apo’s Kapatagan Trail is off-limits to hikers due to security concerns
PinoyMountaineer.com periodically issues “Hiking advisories” as a form of warning to fellow climbers as regards conditions in various mountains. However,
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Hiking matters #209: Successful ascent of Snow Mountain (雪山), 3886 MASL, Taiwan’s second highest peak
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – I am about to return to Manila, but before leaving this beautiful country, it is with great
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Hiking matters #198: Third Annual Charity Climb: Mt. Ugo summit traverse to Itogon
TAIPEI – The traverse of Mt. Ugo is an all-weather climb, because its beauty lies not in the views, but
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Hiking matters #202: Outdoor shops in Osaka (大阪), Japan
After my three dayhikes in Kansai., I stayed in a hotel near the Osaka Main Station (大阪駅) in Umeda (梅田),
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Hiking matters #208: A nature walk in the scenic hot spring village of Wulai (烏來) in Taipei, Taiwan
TAIPEI – Today, on our first day here in Taiwan, we headed off to the scenic hot spring village of
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Hiking matters #207: More outdoor shops in Davao City
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – After our great Talomo-Apo Traverse, Javi and I went around Davao City for outdoor shopping (or, more
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Hiking matters #199: Yamanobe-no-Michi (山之辺の道), the ancient trail in Tenri, Nara, Japan
From October 7-9, 2011 I was in the Kansai region in Japan, basing myself in Osaka, to do three short
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Hiking matters #200: Mystical, misty Mount Hiei (比叡山) in Kyoto, Japan
Going up Mount Hiei (比叡山) near Kyoto, Japan was a dream for me, having read about the mountain several times
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