Hiking matters #99: Korea is shopping paradise for hikers
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA – Hiking is really a way of life for Koreans, with literally millions of hikers. There
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Hiking matters #98: Korea in the clouds
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA – I am here in Jeju Island, located at the Sea of Japan, after a physically
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Hiking matters #97: Dakak Park Beach Resort and Repeater Hill in Zamboanga del Norte
I have heard of Dakak Park Beach Resort as the must-visit beach in Zamboanga, and when I joined blogging partner
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Hiking matters #96: Climbing the 3,003 steps up Linabo Peak in Dipolog
Perhaps the most popular hiking spot in Zamboanga del Norte is Linabo Peak in Dipolog City. Although largely accessible to
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Hiking matters #88: Journeying Java 4 – Gunung Lawu, a favorite major climb of Indonesian mountaineers
The final climb, and the most challenging, of our trip to Java, Indonesia was Gunung Lawu, which rises at an
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Hiking matters #95: Mt. Maculot’s Rockies with the Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL)
Taal Volcano was unfortunately unavailable with the Alert Level 2 status still up. We settled for best alternative: a mountain
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Hiking matters #94: MakTrav Friendship Climb with Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL)
PinoyMountaineer.com is a very pleased to have hosted one of the most respected mountaineering clubs in Malaysia and Southeast Asia,
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Hiking matters #93: Mt. Pinatubo’s Crater Lake
Last Saturday, I guided a group comprised of Malate Catholic School Batch 1984 alumni and their friends on a daytrek
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Hiking matters #92: Southeast Asia is our common heritage!
KUALA LUMPUR – There is no denying that this big city has become the hub for adventurers in Southeast Asia.
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Hiking matters #89: Phu Chi Fa (1628 MASL) at the Thai-Laos border, one of the “Seven Wonders of Thailand”
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – I had a misconception about Thailand’s north: that it would be cold. In fact, it’s very
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