Hiking matters #206: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 4 – Mt. Apo summit, then down to Kapatagan via the Boulders
It was the third day of clear skies: truly an epiphany at the highest campsite in the Philippines. Although the
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Hiking matters #205: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 3 – Onwards to Lake Venado and Mt. Apo’s summit campsite
Waking up in Basinan campsite felt like waking up in a strange land. I walked carefully through the logs to
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Hiking matters #204: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 2 – Mt. Talomo Traverse to Basinan Campsite
It was a cold and damp night in Lumot Campsite, about 2200 MASL, but after waking up the next morning,
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Hiking matters #203: Talomo-Apo Traverse Day 1 – Sicao Village to Mt. Talomo
The fabled “Megatraverse” connecting Mount Talomo and Mount Apo, two of the highest peaks in the country, is a dream
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Hiking matters #196: Outdoor shops in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
After the successful Bukit Tabur dayhike, Deeno, Fuad and Uncle Ben, members of the Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL), toured
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Hiking matters #195: Trekking up Bukit Tabur and its beautiful quartz ridges in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR – What an eventful day! I came here in Malaysia to attend a medical conference, after it ended,
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Hiking matters #141: The beautiful flora of Gunung Alab (Mt. Alab), one of the peaks of the Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU – As the final stop in the week-long trip I had as a guest of Deeno Lot and
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Hiking matters #140: Hiking up Mt. Trus Madi in Sabah, Malaysia’s 2nd highest peak
KOTA KINABALU – Everybody knows about Mt. Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Malaysia; I had climbed it in Christmas 2008
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Hiking matters #95: Mt. Maculot’s Rockies with the Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL)
Taal Volcano was unfortunately unavailable with the Alert Level 2 status still up. We settled for best alternative: a mountain
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Hiking matters #94: MakTrav Friendship Climb with Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur (OGKL)
PinoyMountaineer.com is a very pleased to have hosted one of the most respected mountaineering clubs in Malaysia and Southeast Asia,
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