Hiking matters #355: The beginning of our Mt. Elbrus climb
TERSKOL, RUSSIA – Today we took the plane from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody, Russia and then tot the village of
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Hiking matters #354: Hiking in Hong Kong – Ma On Shan (馬鞍山) loop hike
TERSKOL, RUSSIA – Before we headed to Russia to make our ongoing attempt to climb Mt. Elbrus, we stopped by
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Hiking matters #353: Mt. Balagbag – a scenic, short, and easy dayhike from Manila
The wide, short, exposed, and scenic main trail of Mt. Balagbag Mt. Balagbag, at the border of Rodriguez, Rizal and
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Hiking matters #352: Manabu Peak to Malipunyo summit traverse dayhike
At Biak-na-Bundok in the middle of the Manabu-Malipunyo Traverse with Susong Dalaga Peak at the background The Malipunyo Range –
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New hiking shirts from PinoyMountaineer feature John Muir and Sir Edmund Hillary
I am pleased to announce the release of the Shirt no. 12 series, which features immortal lines from such outdoor
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Climbing Log 2013
List of mountains I have climbed in 2013. As of July 28, 2013, I have done 36 hikes, 27 in
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Hiking matters #351: Mt. Cristobal traverse dayhike
Today, almost five years after I first did the Mt. Cristobal Traverse (see Hiking matters #37) and drew up the
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Hiking matters #348: Vall de Núria hiking – Trekking the GR-11 from Nuria to Queralbs
A waterfall cascades down the sheer cliffs of the Gorges de Nuria Back at the Hotel Vall de Nuria from
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Hiking matters #347: Vall de Núria hiking – Pic de l’Aliga (2428m) in the Eastern Pyrenees
A day after my Puigmal hike, I decided to do one more hike in Vall de Núria before returning to Barcelona.
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Hiking matters #346: Vall de Nuria hiking – Puigmal, one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Pyrenees
The highlight of my Europe trip, as far as hiking is concerned, is my hike up Puigmal, located in the
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