Hiking matters #444: Mt. St. Paul in Puerto Princesa, Palawan Day 1 – Limestone trek to the basecamp
Mt. St. Paul as viewed from Mt. Magarwak PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN – For my twelfth mountain and sixth major climb
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #448: The New DENR Trail up Pico de Loro
At the summit of Pico de Loro The other day I passed through regular “Old” trail going up and the
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Short essay: Reflections on a lonely tree
by Gideon Lasco A single tree communicates to us more directly than a multitude in a forest, perhaps because we
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Mt. Pamitinan (426+) and Mt. Binacayan (424+) in Rodriguez, Rizal
MTS. PAMITINAN AND BINACAYAN Rodriguez, Rizal Major jumpoff: Brgy. Wawa, Rodriguez, Rizal LLA (Pamitinan): 14°43′51.7′′N 121°11′29.2′′ E 426 MASL LLA
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Hiking matters #443: The Ugo Traverse Dayhike from Kayapa to Itogon
Trekking through the pine forests of Mt. Ugo In a way, I already did a dayhike traverse of Ugo, when
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Open letter to the officials of Cuenca, Batangas: Stop requiring guides in Mt. Maculot
View of Taal Lake at the approach towards the Rockies of Mt. Maculot Dear Sirs and Madams, MANY OF YOU
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PinoyMountaineer Shirt no. 15, “Climb with Me”, now available!
In the tradition of the PinoyMountaineer shirt series, I am pleased to announce an offering at the start of the
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My Top 10 hikes of 2014
Mt. Agung in Bali, Indonesia (May 2014) Following my tradition for the past seven years, I have selected the top
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Letter to a young mountaineer, VI: The Philippines that I know, the Philippines that I love
YOU READ AN article somewhere, in which someone writes about how much he or she hates our country because of
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Hiking matters #426: Mt. Lanaya, a beautiful hike in Alegria, Cebu
At the summit of Mt. Lanaya in Algeria, Cebu CEBU CITY – The day after visiting Mt. Manunggal (Hiking matters
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