Hiking matters #700: Tarak Ridge, revisited
Tarak Ridge in Bataan is one of the few remaining destinations where the locals don’t require guides, which is a
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #699: Mt. Talamitam and Mt. Lantik
Mt. Talamitam in Nasugbu, Batangas – very near Alfonso, Cavite – is always a nice and easy hike even if
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Hiking matters #694: Mt. Apo via the Sta. Cruz trail
DAVAO CITY – I am so thrilled to be back in the mountains of the Philippines with a successful ascent
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Hiking matters #653: Cerro San Miguel (3760m) in Desierto de los Leones, Mexico City
MEXICO CITY – What I love about Ciudad de Mexico is that the mountains are just one Uber or bus
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Hiking matters #652: The ascent up Pico de Orizaba (5610m), the highest mountain in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – On the morning of May 6 – on my birthday – I stood at the summit of
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Hiking matters #651: Volcan Sierra Negra (4580m), Pico de Orizaba’s companion peak
MEXICO CITY – As part of my birthday expedition up Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico, I hiked
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Hiking matters #650: Iztaccíhuatl (5230m), the third highest mountain in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – For my 4th hike in Mexico, I joined an organized, two-day climb up Iztaccíhuatl, at 5230 MASL,
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Hiking matters #649: Monte Tlaloc (4120m), a sacred Aztec peak in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – For my third hike in Mexico, after Ajusco and Cilcuayo, I decided to aim for Monte Tlaloc
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Hiking matters #648: Loop hike in Volcan Cilcuayo (3584m) in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY – Three days after hiking up Cerro Ajusco, still eager to train as much as I could for
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Hiking matters #647: A dayhike up Cerro Ajusco (3930m) in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY – I arrived here in early April 2021 primarily to pursue research and independent studies, but of course
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