Letter to a young mountaineer, XII: Unfollowing one’s self in social media
You opened a Facebook account and people started ‘following’ you, amazed by your adventures. Slowly but steadily, your number of
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You opened a Facebook account and people started ‘following’ you, amazed by your adventures. Slowly but steadily, your number of
Read moreby Gideon Lasco Friendship is not a word one would normally use with non-humans, let alone non-living things, but it
Read moreby Gideon Lasco, MD Leg cramps (pulikat in Tagalog) is a common condition experienced by hikers, particularly in long ascents
Read moreby Pat Labitoria Hiking is a challenge – of course many of us reading this already know this by heart
Read moreThe Iloilo Mountaineering Club has reported a successful traverse of Panay’s three major peaks: Mt. Madjaas, Mt. Nangtud, and Mt.
Read moreAfter joining the Zero Visibility event last year and reaching his first summit (Pico de Loro), visually-impaired teenager Jerald Polintan accomplished
Read moreILOILO CITY – I am back in Iloilo after completing an exhilarating four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku (1958m) at
Read moreDespite my reluctance to plod on for a sixth consecutive hike, my passion won over my fatigue and I ended
Read moreAfter a rest day (and Mont Bell outlet shopping) in the beautiful city of Kanzawa, Jeshua and I proceeded to
Read moreContinued from Hiking matters #563: The following day, Jeshua and I continued to do the ascent of Mt. Tsurugi –
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