Hiking matters #320: Ugo-Pulag Traverse Day 1 – Mt. Ugo Traverse
In my past blog entries, I spoke of the ‘Great Cordillera Traverses’: Pulag, Ugo, Napulauan, Amuyao, and eventually I added
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Mt. Ugo (2,150+) Traverse to Mt. Pulag (2,922+)
UGO-PULAG TRAVERSE Benguet and Nueva Vizcaya Entry point: Brgy. Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet Exit point: Babadak Ranger Stn, Bokod, Benguet (+
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Hiking matters #319: First climb of the year, Mt. Kalisungan
LOS BANOS, LAGUNA – History repeats itself. Two years after climbing up Mt. Kalisungan with my hiking pals Coby Sarreal
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My Top 10 Hikes of 2012
As has been my custom for the past few years, at the start of each year I would reflect on
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Hiking matters #317: Mt. Purgatory Traverse – The pine and mossy forests of Mt. Pack and Mt. Purgatory
Ending the year with a special hike seems to me like a fun thing to do. In the final days
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Hiking matters #318: Mt. Purgatory Traverse – From Bakian to Mt. Komkompol and back to Bokod
Continued from Hiking matters #317: Camped at the tiny but brave Bakian Elementary School, whose six pupils and lone teacher
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Announcing the PinoyMountaineer Photo of the Week Contest!
I am pleased to announce the PinoyMountaineer Photo of the Week contest! This contest seeks to convey the experience of
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Mt. Purgatory Traverse/Mt. Pack-Mt. Komkompol (2,290/2,329+)
MT. PURGATORY (MT. PACK-MT. KOMKOMPOL) Bokod, Benguet Entry point: Japas Jumpoff, Bokod Exit point: Brgy. Ekip, Bokod LLA: 2290m (Mt.
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Hiking matters #313: Hiking up Superstition Mountain in Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ – Wrapping up what has been a most exciting and eventful trip in the United States was a
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Announcing the PinoyMountaineer Mt. Elbrus Expedition in 2013
Today is the first anniversary of our Mt. Kilimanjaro 2011 Expedition, and I am pleased to announce that I will
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