Hiking matters #248:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 1-2: From Wuling to 369 Hut
My biggest expedition this year, thus far, commenced from March 31 to April 5 in Taiwan, which is fast becoming
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Hiking matters #247: Behold this Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線)! Six days and nine mountains on Taiwan’s great traverse
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – This is going to be a short post, since I am already very tired; “physically and mentally
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Hiking matters #246: Maculot’s Rockies, yet again
It’s Mt. Maculot again: the more I climb a particular mountain, the more of its facets I am able to
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Hiking matters #245: Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore
SINGAPORE – After our Pico de Loro climb on Saturday, I packed my bags and headed here in SG the
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Hiking matters #244: Another dayhike up Pico de Loro
TAGAYTAY CITY – We are doing a post-climb lunch after a very pleasant hike of Pico de Loro this morning!
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Hiking matters #243: Mountain geography lessons from Mt. Ugo
Being one of the southern gateways to the Cordilleras, Mt. Ugo offers fantastic views of the higher Benguet mountains, including
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Hiking matters #242: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 2: Up the summit and down Itogon
Continued from HM#241: After a good night’s rest in one of the classrooms of Domolpos Elementary School, we started trekking
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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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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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