Hiking matters #598: Yarigatake to Hotakadake Traverse Day 1 – Yarigatake ( 槍ヶ岳)
TOKYO – I have always wanted to climb Mt. Yarigatake and do the Daikiretto – famous for being Japan’s most
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Hiking matters #599: Yarigatake to Hotakadake Traverse Day 2 – Daikiretto (大キレット)
TOKYO – After a restful sleep and early breakfast at Yarigatake Sanso, I set off for the most exciting 9 kilometres
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Hiking matters #600: Yarigatake to Hotakadake Traverse Day 3 – Oku-Hotakadake and back to Kamikochi
TOKYO – Upon arriving at Hotakadake Sanso I thought it would be the end of Day 2, but I was
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Hiking matters #595: A dayhike up Baegundae Peak, Mt. Bukhansan, Korea
The last time I hiked in Korea was way back in 2010, when Iron Lady Jo Steven and I climbed
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Hiking matters #594: Once again, an Akiki-Ambangeg dayhike of Mt. Pulag
Two and a half years after doing an Akiki-Ambangeg dayhike of Mt. Pulag (see Hiking matters #441), I returned to
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Hiking matters #593: Mt. Agua Colonia and Bato Dungok in Alimodian, Iloilo
ILOILO CITY – if a perfect dayhike means a very nice trail and a scenic peak, comfortable to do within
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Hiking matters #592: Mt. Banahaw de Tayabas, the “other side” of Southern Tagalog’s highest peak
Mt. Banahaw is a complex volcano with a U-shaped crater that faces south; on the West lies Unang Dungaw which
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Hiking matters #590: Trekking to Lai Chi Wo, home of Hong Kong’s Hakka people
On the final day of our four-day Hong Kong itinerary, we headed to Plover Cove Country Park in the New Territories,
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Hiking matters #589: Sai Kung revisited – Hong Kong’s Sharp Island
MONG KOK – As a sequel to our trip to the hexagonal columns (see Hiking matters #587), we returned to the area
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Hiking matters #588: Hong Kong’s Lantau Trail – Fan Lau to Yi O
MONG KOK – After the geologic wonders of Sai Kung (see Hiking matters #587), we turned our attention to exploring
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