Hiking matters #269: Asahi-dake (旭岳) in Daisetsuzan, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN – I am back here at Asahikawa, the coldest city in Japan, after a successful ascent of Asahi-dake
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International climbs
Hiking matters #251:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 5-6: Dabajianshan and the end of the Holy Ridge
It was a very cold night at the nameless shelter where we stayed (see Hiking matters #250); I was especially
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Hiking matters #262: Trekking in Taipei’s Four Beasts Mountain (四獸山) from Elephant Mountain (象山) to Jiuwufeng (九五峯)
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – I am about to conclude my fourth hiking trip in Taiwan, very happy after having done three
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Hiking matters #260: The short trek up Mt. Zhugao in Qingtiangang Scenic Area (擎天崗), Taipei
As a short sidetrip after our Mt. Qixing traverse dayhike (Hiking matters #259), Agot Isidro and I took the Park
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Hiking matters #261: Hiking up Mt. Guanyin (觀音山) in Taipei
While at Mt. Qixing yesterday (Hiking matters #259), Agot and I noticed a prominent mountain, which was identified in the
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Hiking matters #259: Mt. Qixing (七星山) in Yangmingshan National Park, a great dayhike from Taipei
Today, after sending off the participants of the Snow Mountain Expedition, my friend Agot Isidro and I headed to Yangmingshan
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Hiking matters #250:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 4: The precarious crossing of Mt. Sumida
Day 3 (Hiking matters #249) of our six-day Holy Ridge hike saw us successfully cross over from 369 Hut to
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Hiking matters #245: Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore
SINGAPORE – After our Pico de Loro climb on Saturday, I packed my bags and headed here in SG the
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Hiking matters #231: Winter trekking in the picturesque town of Monschau, Germany
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – I am here in Belgium for the weekend, as a guest of my fraternity brod, Dr. Philip
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Hiking matters #223: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Day 3 – From Second to Third Cave via the Moorlands
On our third day in Mt. Kilimanjaro, we woke up to a splendid view of the snows of the mountain!
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