Hiking matters #531: A fun afternoon hike in Mt. Maculot’s Rockies
Weather is usually great right after a storm, and when it became clear that Typhoon Nina had safely left Luzon,
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Maculot
Mt. Maculot summit gets “shave” and other updates
Guides in Mt. Maculot, Cuenca, Batangas cleared off the once-overgrown summit to create a view of Taal Lake, sparking uproar
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Makulog—the Thor of Batangas
The author’s son, Xygy Cuevas, at Mt. Maculot’s Rockies by Arturo Cuevas Founding Member, UST Mountaineering Club (1970) Throw in a
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Open letter to the officials of Cuenca, Batangas: Stop requiring guides in Mt. Maculot
View of Taal Lake at the approach towards the Rockies of Mt. Maculot Dear Sirs and Madams, MANY OF YOU
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Hiking matters #368: The beautiful Rockies of Mt. Maculot
For the third time this year, I found myself hiking Mt. Maculot’s Rockies (706 MASL) in Cuenca, Batangas. In spite
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Hiking matters #336: Mt. Maculot in the aftermath of Victor Ayson’s disappearance
LIPA, BATANGAS – Yesterday, a week after Victor Ayson climbed Mt. Maculot’s Rockies, I headed to the mountain to see
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Mountain News: Mountaineer Victor Joel Ayson missing in Mt.Maculot
FINAL UPDATE (4/13/13 1650H): The body of Victor Ayson was found beneath the Rockies, near the banks of Taal Lake,
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Hiking matters #328: My thoughts on Mt. Maculot New Trail
Caught in a busy academic schedule, I wasn’t planning on a hike last weekend, but I realized that I could
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Hiking matters #246: Maculot’s Rockies, yet again
It’s Mt. Maculot again: the more I climb a particular mountain, the more of its facets I am able to
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Hiking matters #233: A nice and refreshing dayhike of Mt. Maculot’s Rockies
Maculot is truly one of my favorite dayhikes, and today, thank God, I was able to climb again in the
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