Hiking matters #241: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 1: From Kayapa to Domolpos
Paula Peralejo and I have long been planning a hiking trip, and when her sister Rica Peralejo expressed enthusiasm, the
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Hiking matters #240: Aerial views of Southern Tagalog mountains and lakes
BACLAYON, BOHOL – I had looked into the possibility of doing some hiking here in Bohol tomorrow but my priorities
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Hiking matters #239: Dayhiking Daguldol
NAIA TERMINAL 3 – Mt. Daguldol at San Juan, Batangas is at the far side of the province, and is
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Hiking matters #238: Into Maria Makiling’s Realm – My first Maktrav attempt in 2008
by Gideon Lasco January 12, 2008 Blogger’s note: This climb was held during a time when the Maktrav dayhike as
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Hiking matters #237: Hiking up Bongao Peak in Tawi-Tawi, the southernmost islands in the Philippines
In October 2006, during the semestral break of my 2nd year in medical school, I went with my classmate, now
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Hiking matters #236: …and again! Maktrav for the second time in three days!
Two days after the very nice Maktrav dayhike that I did with my American friend Chris (Hiking matters #235), I
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Hiking matters #235: Makiling Traverse – It’s nice to do the Maktrav dayhike again!
I’m very glad that today, I was able to do the Maktrav dayhike again, this time with my American friend
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Hiking matters #233: A nice and refreshing dayhike of Mt. Maculot’s Rockies
Maculot is truly one of my favorite dayhikes, and today, thank God, I was able to climb again in the
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Hiking matters #234: A sunny day in Mt. Batulao
Two days after climbing Maculot – my first climb in the Philippines this year – I did a dayhike of
Read moreHiking matters #232: PinoyMountaineer updates
AMSTERDAM – I am on my way back to the Philippines! Just some updates: (1) I have previously announced that
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