Call for Volunteers: PinoyMountaineer Web Development Team
I started Pinoy Mountaineer when I was still a medical student and now that I am a medical doctor with
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News and Current Issues
Open letter to the officials of Cuenca, Batangas: Stop requiring guides in Mt. Maculot
View of Taal Lake at the approach towards the Rockies of Mt. Maculot Dear Sirs and Madams, MANY OF YOU
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PinoyMountaineer Shirt no. 15, “Climb with Me”, now available!
In the tradition of the PinoyMountaineer shirt series, I am pleased to announce an offering at the start of the
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Mountain News (Feb 2014): Mt. Halcon is closed again
Mt. Halcon in May 2013 Citing the need to standardize procedures for mountaineers, the municipal government of Baco, Oriental Mindoro,
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Viewpoint: Safety of public buses a big concern for mountaineers
by Gideon Lasco, PinoyMountaineer.com The news of the death of 14 passengers in a bus mishap in Bontoc, Mountain Province
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Calling for a “National Mountain Clean-up Day” on May 10, 2014
Inspired by the International Coastal Cleanup Day and motivated in part by the need to step up our efforts
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Initiatives by mountaineers and our friends to help victims of Typhoon Yolanda
I am, like every Filipino at the moment, heartbroken over the devastation wrought by Typhoon Yolanda. Amid the pain and the
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Mountain News: Wild boar trap injures guide in Mt. Batolusong / 13 hikers rescued in Mt. Makiling
In the past couple of weeks, there were two incidents that were brought to our attention by those who experienced
Read moreMountain News: Change and conflict in Pico de Loro registration
Hikers who climbed Pico de Loro recently tell us that the DENR station in Pico de Loro has increased the
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Mountain News: Nine missing mountaineeers rescued in Mt. Mariveles (Tarak Ridge), Bataan
The missing hikers were last seen on Sunday morning heading up to Tarak Peak and possibly on their way to
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