Announcing the establishment of a Medical Outdoor Society
I am pleased to announce that a Medical Outdoor Society will be established very soon, with the following objectives: (1)
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Hiking matters #130: Mt. Sicapoo Day 2: The assault from Bubuos to the summit, and back
After a nice sleep outside of tents in the Bubuos campsite, we woke up to better weather, and thus proceeded
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Hiking matters #133: Mt. Sicapoo Day 3 – The long Timarid-Simagaysay traverse
On an ordinary mountain, you would call the return trip from the summit a descent, which means to go down.
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Hiking matters #141: The beautiful flora of Gunung Alab (Mt. Alab), one of the peaks of the Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU – As the final stop in the week-long trip I had as a guest of Deeno Lot and
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Hiking matters #140: Hiking up Mt. Trus Madi in Sabah, Malaysia’s 2nd highest peak
KOTA KINABALU – Everybody knows about Mt. Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Malaysia; I had climbed it in Christmas 2008
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Hiking matters #139: Mt. Nambuyukong in Sabah, Malaysia – Zaidi Bidin’s last climb
KOTA KINABALU -As part of the week-long expedition I joined here, organized by my friend Deeno Lot of the Orang
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Eulogy: Zaidi Bidin, Southeast Asian mountaineer and good friend (1970-2011)
Zaidi Bidin (1970-2011) by Gideon Lasco KOTA MARUDU, SABAH – His last Facebook post commemorated our accidental, if serendipitous, meeting
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Hiking matters #138: Outdoor shops in Kota Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU – There are two outdoor shops here, and both are very rewarding to visit. They offer original items
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Limited Edition PinoyMountaineer Shirts now available!
As promised, we are coming up with a Limited Edition PinoyMountaineer shirt this summer! Designs are Green/Black, Brown/Gold, Light Blue/Dark
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Mt. Tampurong/Matti-Kapatagan Traverse (1,682+)
MT. TAMPURONG/MATTI-KAPATAGAN TRAVERSE Digos, Davao del Sur Entry point: Sitio Matti, Brgy. Binaton, Digos Exit point: Brgy. Kapatagan Poblacion, Digos
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