Blogging matters #1: The Philippine Blog Awards 2008

The Philippine Blog Awards last Sunday was quite an occasion, with so many bloggers in one place (in One Esplanade,

Pico de Loro area to be made into a landfill?

Our friends from the De La Salle Dasmarinas Mountaineering Society have informed us that there is an ongoing threat to

Last Saturday, after visiting three of San Pablo’s Seven Lakes, I headed with my brods to Bunga Falls in Nagcarlan

–Romi Garduce – Garduch to his mountaineering friends – is a pride of the Philippines. Aside from being one of

SHIRANE-SAN (MT. SHIRANE) Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, JapanMajor jumpoff: Yumoto, NikkoLLA: 36.796° N 139.379° E; 2578 MASLDays required / Hours to

GUNUNG BATURBali, IndonesiaMajor jump-0ff: Toya Bungkah, Kedisan, BaliLLA: 8.242° S 115.375° E, 1717 MASLDays required / Hours to summit: 1-2

Mt. Guiting-Guiting is considered as one of the most challenging peaks in the Philippines. Indeed, it was only in 1982

Ivan Henares of Ivan About Town: he introduced me to blogging, helped build PinoyMountaineer, and I in turn influenced him

MT. KINABALU Sabah, MalaysiaJumpoff: Mt. Kinabalu National Park, SabahLLA: 06°050’N 116°33’E; 4095 MASLDays required / Hours to summit: 2 days

I was just informed by the Municipality of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, that a Mt. Halcon climb was held on Sept.