Hiking matters #16: Finally, Fuji!
TOKYO – I just arrived in my dorm after doing the most famous hike in Japan, a climb up Mt.
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Nantai-san (2,486 +)
NANTAI-SAN (男体山)Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, JapanJumpoff: Futarasan Jinja-mae, NikkoLLA: 36.762°N 139.494°E, 2486 MASLDays required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days /
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Mt. Manunggal (1,003 +)
MT. MANUNGGAL (1,003 +)Balamban, CebuJump-off point: Brgy. Magsaysay, BalambanLLA: 1003 MASLDays required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 3-5
Read moreHiking matters #15: Agony in Anawangin
UPDATE: Today (Wednesday, June 25) it was learned that Sir Thads’ body has been found 90 kms N of Pundaquit
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Hiking matters #14: Two climbs in Japan / Pulag mischief
Two climbs in Japan For my first weekend in Japan I took the train from Tokyo to Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.
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Hiking matters #13: Tokyo rain
CHUO-KU, TOKYO – Just as I started to think that I have escaped the tropical weather in the Philippines, I
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Ghost stories
In the same vein as Climbspeak, which attempts to capture mountain culture by delving into words, this time we will
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Annual climb calendar
ANNUAL CLIMBSMany mountains play host to ‘annual climbs’. Sometimes, these open climbs commemorate an event such as, in the case
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Climb security: overview and bulletin
CLIMB SECURITYan overview in the Philippine context BACKGROUNDSafety is the number one consideration in mountain climbing, and the security situation
Read moreHiking matters #12: Natib Negatib
We mountaineers do not have a monopoly of the mountains. Inasmuch as we desire the serenity of the outdoors, it
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