Hiking matters #153: Mt. Banoi dayhike in Lobo, Batangas
Today I climbed with Iron Lady Jo Steven and Josh Lim in one of the Batangas mountains that have not
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Hiking matters #149: From Timpohon Gate, the rainy march to Laban Rata
After a sumptuous buffet breakfast at Promenade Hotel, the 30-man Mt. Kinabalu Expedition Team took the 90-kilometer trip to the
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Hiking matters #148: Outdoor shops in Kota Kinabalu, continued
KOTA KINABALU – Upon our arrival, the PinoyMountaineer Mt. Kinabalu Expedition Team was billed at the four-star Promenade Hotel and
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Hiking matters #151: PinoyMountaineer Expedition Team reaches the summit of Mt. Kinabalu, 4095 MASL
KOTA KINABALU – I am pleased to share the success of the PinoyMountaineer Mt. Kinabalu Expedition 2011! The 30-man all-Filipino
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Hiking matters #147: Twin Dayhikes in Zambales II: Mt. Cinco Picos-Silanguin Traverse
One day after dayhiking Mt. Balingkilat and spending the night at Chieftain Jimmy’s house in Sitio Cawag Settlment, we packed
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Hiking matters #146: Twin Dayhikes in Zambales I: Balingkilat
I have long harbored the hope that someday I can have two free days (and at least one crazy companion)
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Hiking matters #145: Actual itinerary of the Balingkilat – Cinco Picos Twin Dayhikes
The itineraries for the separate dayhikes of Mt. Balingkilat and Mt. Cinco Picos will be integrated with their respective mountain
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Hiking matters #130: Mt. Sicapoo Day 2: The assault from Bubuos to the summit, and back
After a nice sleep outside of tents in the Bubuos campsite, we woke up to better weather, and thus proceeded
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Hiking matters #133: Mt. Sicapoo Day 3 – The long Timarid-Simagaysay traverse
On an ordinary mountain, you would call the return trip from the summit a descent, which means to go down.
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Hiking matters #141: The beautiful flora of Gunung Alab (Mt. Alab), one of the peaks of the Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU – As the final stop in the week-long trip I had as a guest of Deeno Lot and
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