Hiking matters #587: Exploring Hong Kong Global Geopark in Sai Kung

MONG KOK – Hong Kong may be known as a commercial centre and a shopping paradise, but it is a

Hiking matters #586: An early spring hike up Mt. Oyama (大山) in Kanagawa

TOKYO – Springtime in Japan is nice when it’s sunny, and there is the additional anticipation of the arrival of

A decade ago, the Sierra Madre was seemingly beyond the reach of mountaineers, for many reasons: insurgency and lack of

BALER, Aurora – From the time I first visited Aurora and hiked Mt. Udok way back in 2010 (see Hiking matters

As continuation of our quest to complete Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains, my Hyakumeizan buddy Jeshua Sales and I went to

CHRISTCHURCH – From Queenstown we drove the 500-km stretch of roads to Christchurch but we took “hiking breaks” along the

QUEENSTOWN – A day after Roy’s Peak Track we went up Single Cone (2318m), which we now consider to be

QUEENSTOWN – Because we’ve been doing so much tramping and driving the day after Ben Lomond was intended to be a

QUEENSTOWN – Upon arrival in Queenstown we were awestruck by the many mountains that surrounded the town and Lake Wakatipu.

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – One day after climbing Mt. Taranaki, we did what is widely-regarded as the most famous dayhike in