Hiking matters #576: Mt. Taranaki, highest in North Island, New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – From Mt. Karangahake we proceeded to Rotorua to see some Maori cultural sites, geologic wonders, and
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Hiking matters #575: Karangahake Mountain (544m) in the Coromandels of New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – For my final big adventure of the year I decided to head to New Zealand, joined
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Hiking matters #573: Mt. Canumay, a worthwhile dayhike in Antipolo, Rizal
ANTIPOLO, RIZAL – I really enjoyed hiking up Mt. Canumay in Sitio Canumay, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo today. Though easily
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Hiking matters #572: A four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku, a legendary mountain in Panay
ILOILO CITY – I am back in Iloilo after completing an exhilarating four-day hike up Mt. Baloy Daku (1958m) at
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Hiking matters #566: Mt. Kumotori (雲取山), Tokyo’s highest peak
Despite my reluctance to plod on for a sixth consecutive hike, my passion won over my fatigue and I ended
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Hiking matters #565: A dayhike of Mt. Tanzawa (丹沢山) in Kanagawa
After a rest day (and Mont Bell outlet shopping) in the beautiful city of Kanzawa, Jeshua and I proceeded to
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Hiking matters #564: Mt. Tateyama (立山) traverse to Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) Day 2
Continued from Hiking matters #563: The following day, Jeshua and I continued to do the ascent of Mt. Tsurugi –
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Hiking matters #563: Mt. Tateyama (立山) traverse to Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) Day 1
TOKYO – After a successful climb up Mt. Fuji (see Hiking matters #562), my American friend Chris, my Hyakumeizan hiking
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Hiking matters #562: Mt. Fuji via the Fujinomiya Trail
TOKYO – After two warmup hikes – Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Akagi – the highlight of the Pinoy Mountaineer Mt.
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Hiking matters #561: Mt. Akagi (赤城山) Kurobi-Komagatake Loop in Gunma, Japan
TOKYO, JAPAN – For the second hike of my 7th Japan hiking trip, I headed to Mt. Akagi (赤城山) in
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