Hiking matters #293: Trekking up Shanti Stupa in Leh, Ladakh, India
Early morning today, we trekked up Shanti Stupa, a Tibetean Buddhist shrine, 3560 MASL. It’s Day 2 of our acclimatization
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Hiking matters #292: Now in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, India – at the Indian Himalayas
LEH, LADAKH, INDIA – We are now in the Indian Himalayas, in the town of Leh, 3452 MASL, 10 C.
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Hiking matters #288: Mt. Shivapuri (शिवपुरी), the highest peak around Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Today, our first full day in Nepal, we climbed Mt. Shivapuri (शिवपुरी), the 2,732-meter peak perched at
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Hiking matters #287: Mt. Kalisungan revisited
Two days after ‘Twin Dayhikes 3’, I went with my American friend Chris and Dutch friend David on a dayhike
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Hiking matters #284: Tinagong Dagat, hidden amid the peaks of Mt. Mandalagan, Northern Negros
VICTORIAS CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – The mountains of Negros have a special place in my hiking memories. On my first
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Hiking matters #286: Twin Dayhikes III – Sembrano by sundown
Continuing on from Mt. Tagapo as part of Twin Dayhikes III (Hiking matters #285), our two vans headed to Brgy.
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Hiking matters #283: Mt. Mabilog above the beautiful lakes of San Pablo
Three weeks after my most recent climb, up Mt. Damas in a memorable dayhike traverse with GAME-NEST (Hiking matters #282),
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Hiking matters #282: Mt. Damas Traverse dayhike!
Since it came out in PinoyMountaineer last year thanks to Tarlac-based GAME-NEST, Mt. Damas has always been on my list
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Hiking matters #280: A very short hike up Mt. Osdung along Halsema Highway, Benguet
I’ve always wanted to visit Mt. Osdung because at 2617 MASL, it’s 16th on our list of the highest mountains
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Hiking matters #281: A dayhike up Mt. Palali in Quezon. Nueva Vizcaya
My interest in ‘extended dayhikes’ has not waned, and has only been exacerbated by our recent successes in Mt. Tapulao,
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