Hiking matters #578: Ben Lomond, Queenstown’s iconic dayhike
QUEENSTOWN – Upon arrival in Queenstown we were awestruck by the many mountains that surrounded the town and Lake Wakatipu.
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Hiking matters #577: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – One day after climbing Mt. Taranaki, we did what is widely-regarded as the most famous dayhike in
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Hiking matters #575: Karangahake Mountain (544m) in the Coromandels of New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – For my final big adventure of the year I decided to head to New Zealand, joined
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Hiking matters #573: Mt. Canumay, a worthwhile dayhike in Antipolo, Rizal
ANTIPOLO, RIZAL – I really enjoyed hiking up Mt. Canumay in Sitio Canumay, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo today. Though easily
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Hiking matters #566: Mt. Kumotori (雲取山), Tokyo’s highest peak
Despite my reluctance to plod on for a sixth consecutive hike, my passion won over my fatigue and I ended
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Hiking matters #565: A dayhike of Mt. Tanzawa (丹沢山) in Kanagawa
After a rest day (and Mont Bell outlet shopping) in the beautiful city of Kanzawa, Jeshua and I proceeded to
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Hiking matters #564: Mt. Tateyama (立山) traverse to Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) Day 2
Continued from Hiking matters #563: The following day, Jeshua and I continued to do the ascent of Mt. Tsurugi –
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Hiking matters #563: Mt. Tateyama (立山) traverse to Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) Day 1
TOKYO – After a successful climb up Mt. Fuji (see Hiking matters #562), my American friend Chris, my Hyakumeizan hiking
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Hiking matters #562: Mt. Fuji via the Fujinomiya Trail
TOKYO – After two warmup hikes – Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Akagi – the highlight of the Pinoy Mountaineer Mt.
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Hiking matters #560: Mt. Tsukuba (筑波山), a great dayhike from Tokyo
TOKYO, JAPAN – Last year was a very productive time for me as far as hiking in Japan is concerned
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