Hiking matters #637: Finally, Mt. Balatukan! A great mountain in Northern Mindanao
In May 2012, after doing the first-ever Sumagaya-Lumot dayhike, my friends and I were face to face with Mt. Balatukan,
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Hiking matters #638: Mt. Salumagayon dayhike in Alubijid, Misamis Oriental
I really had no plans to climb that day, but when I accidentally bumped into Dean Tony Gutierrez in Cagayan
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Hiking matters #633: Mt. Mitake (御岳山) and Mt. Hinode (日の出山)
It was late autumn in Tokyo and I wasn’t sure how cold the mountains have become so to test the
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Hiking matters #634: A late autumn hike up Mt. Ryokami (両神山) in Saitama, Japan
TOKYO – Capping off my year of hiking in Japan, I managed to push for a hike up the 1728-meter Mt.
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Hiking matters #630: Mt. Kibuwa via the ridges of Impasug-ong, Bukidnon
More and more hikes are emerging in Mindanao, not just the grand multi-day climbs up the big mountains, but dayhikes
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Hiking matters #632: Mt. Amagi (天城山), the highest peak in Izu Peninsula, Japan
TOKYO – A day after climbing Mt. Daibosatsu, I continued my weekend hiking by heading down to Izu Peninsula and climbing
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Hiking matters #631: Mt. Daibosatsu (大菩薩嶺) in Yamanashi, Japan
TOKYO – The summer rains drenched my plans to make a Hyakumeizan run – I ended up with 5 instead of
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Hiking matters #627: Mt. Azumaya (四阿山) in Nagano, Japan
My fifth and last summer hike in Japan – after the rains drowned my prospects of more – was Mt. Azumaya
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Hiking matters #629: Mt. Kiamo, pitcher plant mountain in Malaybalay, Bukidnon
MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON – This province is known for towering giants – most especially the peaks of the Kitanglad and Kalatungan
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Hiking matters #624: Mt. Nasu (那須岳) in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
TOKYO – Encouraged by my successful Mt. Zao hike, I decided to climb Mt. Nasu (那須岳) in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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