Hiking matters #515: Mt. Yufu (由布岳) in Oita – Kyushu, Japan
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three months after our very successful Kyushu summer hiking trip, we are back in Japan’s southernmost main
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Hiking matters #508: Lake Titicaca and Isla del Sol in Bolivia
CUSCO, PERU – From La Paz, Bolivia, I took the Bolivia Hop bus to Peru, with a stop in Copacabana,
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Hiking matters #509: Vinicunca (5035m) in the Andes, Peru’s famous “Rainbow Mountain”
CUSCO, PERU – Hidden in the foothills of Peru’s Ausangate Mountain lies a stunning coloration of mountain slopes that have come
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Hiking matters #510: Hiking up Machu Picchu Mountain (3061m) in the Peruvian Andes
CUSCO, PERU – Yesterday I went up Machu Picchu, one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, and hiked
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Hiking matters #524: Hiking up Kaimondake (開聞岳) in Kagoshima, Southern Kyushu
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – From our spellbinding hike in Mt. Kirishima (See Hiking matters #523) we headed to Kagoshima, the beautiful
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Hiking matters #523: The beautiful Mt. Kirishima (霧島山) in Kyushu, Japan
KAGOSHIMA – From Fukuoka’s Hakata Station, Jeshua and I took the Kyushu Shinkansen to the southern city of Kagoshima, then jumped
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Hiking matters #522: Kuju Volcano (九重山), Kyushu’s Highest Peak
KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN – After the warmup-turned-challenge hike of Homanzan (Hiking matters #521), Jeshua and I proceeded to one of the main
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Hiking matters #521: Hiking in Kyushu – Fukuoka’s Homanzan (宝満山)
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three weeks ago, I had fantastic hiking trip that covered some of Japan’s highest peaks, and during the trip my
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Hiking matters #516: The Pinoy Mountaineer Mt. Fuji Expedition 2016
On July 12, 2016, 25 Filipinos belonging to the Pinoy Mountaineer Fuji Mt. Expedition 2016 reached the summit of Mt.
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Hiking matters #517: Balut Volcano: The only Philippine mountain where you can see Indonesia
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – I was in Davao for work, but I don’t bring my hiking shoes everywhere
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