Hiking matters #100: The three-day traverse of Jiri-san: From Hwaeomsa to Banyabong
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA (continued in Los Banos, Laguna) – I am commencing my series of posts about my South
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Hiking matters #101: The three-day traverse of Jiri-san: From Banyabong to Cheonwangbong
Continued from Part 1: From Banyabong Peak, we pressed on towards the next mountain hut, Yeonhacheon Shelter, where we arrived
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Hiking matters #102: Yudal-san in Mokpo: A scenic peak in Korea’s southwestern coast
Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do is a major port city on Korea’s southwest coast. Being the gateway to the famed island
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Hiking matters #103: A rainy autumn dayhike up Halla-san, the highest mountain in South Korea
After doing the three-day traverse of Jiri-san and a quick dayhike up Yudal-san in Mokpo, we took the Pink Dolphin
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Hiking matters #98: Korea in the clouds
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA – I am here in Jeju Island, located at the Sea of Japan, after a physically
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Hiking matters #88: Journeying Java 4 – Gunung Lawu, a favorite major climb of Indonesian mountaineers
The final climb, and the most challenging, of our trip to Java, Indonesia was Gunung Lawu, which rises at an
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Hiking matters #92: Southeast Asia is our common heritage!
KUALA LUMPUR – There is no denying that this big city has become the hub for adventurers in Southeast Asia.
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Hiking matters #89: Phu Chi Fa (1628 MASL) at the Thai-Laos border, one of the “Seven Wonders of Thailand”
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – I had a misconception about Thailand’s north: that it would be cold. In fact, it’s very
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Hiking matters #90: Doi Pha Tang, the “Gate of Siam”
Another beautiful mountain viewpoint in Chiang Rai province in Northern Thailand is Doi Pha Tang, also at the Thai-Laos border.
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Hiking matters #91: 50 seconds to the top of Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND – Now on our last day in Thailand we went up Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in
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