Hiking matters #864: Mt. Dos Cuernos in Isabela, Days 3-4: The ascent to the North Summit (Roy’s Peak)

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment dos cuernos, hiking matters, isabela, Sierra Madre

Continued from Hiking matters #863: From Leslie’s campsite – which was surrounded by fireflies and animated by the cooing of

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Hiking matters #863: Mt. Dos Cuernos in Isabela, Days 1-2: To Shamag and Mt. Gida

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment dos cuernos, gida, hiking matters, isabela, Sierra Madre

On April 16-19, 2026, I had the distinct honor of climbing Mt. Dos Cuernos, the highest mountain in Isabela at

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Hiking matters #642: Mt. Pinagbanderahan in Quezon Protected Landscape, Atimonan

March 28, 2021 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment hiking matters, pinagbanderahan, Quezon, Sierra Madre

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced upon us a (re)appreciation of the local and the proximate, and in fact, because the

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Hiking matters #614: Mt. Bintuod, possibly the highest Sierra Madre peak

March 20, 2019 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment bintuod, hiking matters, Sierra Madre

Because of its vastness and the fact that many of its peaks have a similar height, it is hard to

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Hiking matters #613: Exploring Mt. Pamazam-pazam (1331m) in Aurora

February 4, 2019 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment aurora, hiking matters, pamazam-pazam, Sierra Madre

Continuing our protracted – and oftentimes delayed – series of hikes in the Sierra Madre, my friends and I hiked Mt.

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Hiking matters #602: Three-day hike up Mt. Mingan via Gabaldon

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment aurora, hiking matters, mingan, Sierra Madre

As one of the paramount peaks in the Sierra Madre range, the 1903-meter Mt. Mingan (sometimes pronounced minggan) has always been high on many

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Hiking matters #585: A dayhike up Mt. Danayag in San Luis, Aurora

March 5, 2018 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment aurora, danayag, Sierra Madre

BALER, Aurora – From the time I first visited Aurora and hiked Mt. Udok way back in 2010 (see Hiking matters

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Maysawa Circuit: Mt. Sapari (592m) and Mt. Binutasan (577m)

August 1, 2016January 30, 2017 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment binutasan, Difficulty 3/9, maysawa, Rizal, sapari, Sierra Madre

MAYSAWA CIRCUIT (MTS. SAPARI AND BINUTASAN) Tanay, Rizal Trailhead: Sitio Maysawa, Brgy. Cuyambay, Tanay LLA: 14°37′11.5′′N, 121°21′31.1′′ E, 592 MASL (Mt. Sapari); 14°

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Mt. Maynoba (728m) in Tanay, Rizal

June 4, 2016August 1, 2016 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment Difficulty 4/9, maynoba, Rizal, Sierra Madre, tanay

MT. MAYNOBA (CAYABU-MAYNOBA LOOP) Tanay, Rizal Trailhead: Brgy. Cayabu, Tanay, Rizal LLA: 14°36′22.4′′N, 121°25′18.6′′ E, 728 MASL (+470m) Days required / Hours to

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Mt. Irid in Tanay, Rizal (1,467+)

June 12, 2015May 30, 2016 Gideon Lasco 2 Comments Difficulty 6/9, irid, Rizal, Sierra Madre, Southern Tagalog

MT. IRID Tanay, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Sta. Ines, Tanay LLA: 14°47′20.9′′N,121°19′28.3′′ E, 1467 MASL (+1207) Days required / Hours

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