Hiking in the Cordilleras (CAR)
MOUNTAIN INDEX Kibungan Circuit: Benguet / 2105m Mt. Ampacao: Mt. Province / 1889m Mt. Amuyao: Mt. Province / 2702m (#10) Mt.
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Articles
GPS and altimeter watches: an overview
“Navigation”: part 1 of ‘gears + gadgets’ seriesby Gideon Lasco PinoyMountaineer.com, in welcoming the summer vacation, embarks on a 11-part
Read moreThe highest mountains in the Philippines
After an extensive researching and analysis of all available data from local and foreign sources, Pinoy Mountaineer releases its list
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Chica: the mountain dog of Pulag
by Gideon Lasco Chica was the dog who used to guide climbers to Mt. Pulag. In those days when hiring
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Mountain weather
by Gideon Lasco One of the most important variables in mountaineering is weather. Particularly so in the Philippines, whose tropical
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Limatik (blood leeches): an overview
by Gideon Lasco This is an article belonging to the ‘climb health’ category in PinoyMountaineer. Information provided in this article
Read moreNew system of classifying mountains
PinoyMountaineer.com classification system, version 1by Gideon Lasco To address the need for a more precise classification, PinoyMountaineer is adopting a
Read moreClassifying Philippine mountains: Is Level I, II, III a valid measure?
By Long Henson Mountaineers are fond to use “Levels” to describe the difficulty of the mountains. When an unfamiliar mountain
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