Hiking matters #522: Kuju Volcano (九重山), Kyushu’s Highest Peak
KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN – After the warmup-turned-challenge hike of Homanzan (Hiking matters #521), Jeshua and I proceeded to one of the main
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Hiking matters #521: Hiking in Kyushu – Fukuoka’s Homanzan (宝満山)
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three weeks ago, I had fantastic hiking trip that covered some of Japan’s highest peaks, and during the trip my
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Hiking matters #516: The Pinoy Mountaineer Mt. Fuji Expedition 2016
On July 12, 2016, 25 Filipinos belonging to the Pinoy Mountaineer Fuji Mt. Expedition 2016 reached the summit of Mt.
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Hiking matters #517: Balut Volcano: The only Philippine mountain where you can see Indonesia
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – I was in Davao for work, but I don’t bring my hiking shoes everywhere
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Hiking matters #518: Mt. Capistrano in Bukidnon – Malaybalay’s favorite dayhike
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Guided by my good friend Mijan Pizarro – the Bukidnon explorer turned DENR officer
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Hiking matters #514: Kita-date (北岳) to Ai-no-dake (間ノ岳) Traverse
TOKYO, JAPAN – It’s been a while since I’ve hiked in Japan (the last one was in 2012 when I
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Hiking matters #513: Gunung Ledang (Mt. Ophir) the highest mountain in Johor, Malauysia
SINGAPORE – One day after the relaxing but very rewarding Mt. Panti dayhike, we proceeded to Gunung Ledang in the town
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Hiking matters #512: Gunung Panti (531m) in Johor, Malaysia
SINGAPORE – I am here in SG for a month and given that I can’t survive that long without hiking,
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Hiking matters #500: The Nietzsche Trail and Mont Bastide in Eze Village, French Riviera
One day after hiking up Cime de Baudon (see Hiking matters #499) in Menton, I visited the medieval village of
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Hiking matters #499: Hiking up Cime de Baudon (1266m) in the Maritime Alps, French Riviera
From the beautiful Mediterranean city of Nice in the French Riviera, one can take a 30-minute train ride to Monte
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