Opinion: Beyond ‘Leave No Trace’, mountaineers should help fight against the larger threats to our mountains

SAN JOSE, DINAGAT ISLANDS – For decades, the Leave No Trace (LNT) principles have served as guiding tenets for mountaineers.

Mt. Palhi (Babaeng Bukid) in Libjo, Dinagat Islands (730+)

MT. PALHI (BABAENG BUKID) Libjo, Dinagat Islands Major jumpoff: Sitio Maytubig, Brgy. Bayanihan, Libjo LLA: 10.20263410 N, 125.63748827, 730 MASL

BUD TUMANTANGIS Indanan, Sulu Major jumpoff: Brgy. Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu LLA: 5°59’50” N, 120°57’45” E, 811 MASL (+556) Days required

JOLO, SULU – What a great experience, climbing up Sulu’s highest peak! I first saw Bud Tumantangis back in 2006,

JOLO, SULU – The day after our successful hike up Bud Tumantangis (see Hiking matters #801), we went on another

SAN JOSE, DINAGAT ISLAND – From Mt. Palhi (see Hiking matters #803), we took the pump boat back to Brgy.

by Dominic Rover Ocampo, Sialdang Mountaineering Club (SMC) edited by Eunice Novio, honorary member, SMC Blogger’s note: In October 1994,

SAN JOSE, DINAGAT ISLAND – The Philippines’ island mountains make for the most fascinating hikes in the country; think Mt.

As part of my erstwhile residency in Cambridge, MA, I have been hiking the White Mountains – just 2.5-3 hours

I’ve hiked countless mountains in the Philippines but with our vast and diverse archipelago, there’s always something new to discover

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