(UPDATED) Mountain News: 6 volunteers dead in river crossing incident in San Jose, Tarlac

August 31, 2015September 8, 2015 Gideon Lasco 7 Comments incidents, river crossing, san jose circuit

FILE PHOTO: The river in Brgy. Iba, San Jose, Tarlac We have received reports, both from media and from hikers

Mt. Sipit Ulang (252+) in Rodriguez, Rizal

August 31, 2015October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 5 Comments Difficulty 3/9, limestone mountains, river crossing, Rizal, sipit ulang, Southern Tagalog

MT. SIPIT ULANG Rodriguez, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Mascap, Rodriguez, Rizal LLA: 14°45′20.7′′ N, 121°10′38.2′ 252 MASL (+210m) Days required

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Hiking matters #477: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 2 – Lost Mine Trail

August 23, 2015October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment big bend, big bend national park, International climbs, national parks, texas, united states

At one of the viewpoints in the Lost Mine Trail with the East Rim of the Chisos Mountains at the

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Hiking matters #476: Big Bend National Park, Texas Part 1 – Chisos Basin Trail

August 22, 2015October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 0 Comment big bend, big bend national park, desert, texas, united states

With the Prickly Pear cacti (Opuntia sp.) BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – For the second time this year I find

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Hikes in Philippine History #5: An account of a hike up Mt. Banahaw in 1842

August 11, 2015October 11, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment Banahaw, hikes in history

Dr. Charles Pickering (1805-1878) annotated by Gideon Lasco From the “Manila and Sulu in 1842” narrative by US Com. Chas.

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Hiking matters #472: Hiking up Mt. Nagchajan (1455m) in Mayoyao, Ifugao

August 1, 2015September 8, 2015 Gideon Lasco 1 Comment Cordilleras, ifugao, nagchajan

The Mayoyao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as viewed from Mt. Nagchajan MAYOYAO, IFUGAO – Today I hiked

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Mt. Hapunang Banoi (517+)

July 28, 2015October 11, 2015 Gideon Lasco 3 Comments Difficulty 4/9, hapunang banoi, limestone mountains, Rizal, Southern Tagalog, wawa river

MT. HAPUNANG BANOI Rodriguez, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Wawa, Rodriguez, Rizal LLA: 14°44′25.3′′ N, 121°11′30.4′ 517 MASL (+460m) Days required

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Makulog—the Thor of Batangas

July 22, 2015October 11, 2015 Gideon Lasco 6 Comments guest posts, Maculot

The author’s son, Xygy Cuevas, at Mt. Maculot’s Rockies by Arturo Cuevas Founding Member, UST Mountaineering Club (1970) Throw in a

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Mt. Ayaas (627+) in Rodriguez, Rizal

July 5, 2015October 12, 2015 Gideon Lasco 2 Comments ayaas, Difficulty 3/9, river crossing, Rizal, Southern Tagalog, wawa river

MT. AYAAS Rodriguez, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Wawa, Rodriguez, Rizal Minor jumpoff: Brgy. Mascap, Rodriguez, Rizal LLA: 14°45′3.38′′ N, 121°12′27.5′

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Is it safe? Hiking-related decisions based on weather

July 4, 2015October 11, 2015 Gideon Lasco 2 Comments Articles, rainy season, weather

Whenever there’s a storm that’s forecast to hit the country – or whenever it’s raining heavily – I get a

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