Hiking matters #140: Hiking up Mt. Trus Madi in Sabah, Malaysia’s 2nd highest peak
KOTA KINABALU – Everybody knows about Mt. Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Malaysia; I had climbed it in Christmas 2008
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Hiking matters #139: Mt. Nambuyukong in Sabah, Malaysia – Zaidi Bidin’s last climb
KOTA KINABALU -As part of the week-long expedition I joined here, organized by my friend Deeno Lot of the Orang
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Hiking matters #138: Outdoor shops in Kota Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU – There are two outdoor shops here, and both are very rewarding to visit. They offer original items
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Hiking matters #134: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 3
Camped at the “Chinese Bamboo” Campsite, we woke up with gloomy weather and very cold temperatures; but we carried on
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Hiking matters #133: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 2
From New Eden Camp 1, we hiked through a forest that became mossier and mossier as we went higher. We
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Hiking matters #132: Mt. Kalatungan Traverse, Day 1
In the middle of February I found myself back in Cagayan de Oro’s Agora Terminal, taking a bus to Valencia
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Hiking matters #137: Ever beautiful, the Seven Lakes of San Pablo
MY HOMETOWN of San Pablo is a city of seven lakes. I’ve been around for 24 years but only two
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Hiking matters #135: Made it to Mt. Matutum!
Mt. Matutum at 2286 MASL is the highest mountain in Region XII (SOCCSKARGEN), its name meaning ‘pointed’. Ever since I
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Hiking mattters #136: A traverse dayhike of Mt. Tampurong in Mt. Apo Natural Park
A peak within Mt. Apo’s realm, just like Mt. Talomo, is Mt. Tampurong in Digos, Davao del Sur. Compared to
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Hiking matters #211: The successful ascent of Snow Mountain (雪山), Taiwan’s second highest peak
Continued from Hiking matters #210: Cika Hut (七卡山莊), two kilometers away from the trailhead, was our cozy starting point on
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