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 #249:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 3: The 12-hour sojourn to Sumida Shelter
Waking up from 369 Hut, we marched on for what turned out to be one of the most intense days
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Hiking matters #248:The Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線) Day 1-2: From Wuling to 369 Hut
My biggest expedition this year, thus far, commenced from March 31 to April 5 in Taiwan, which is fast becoming
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Hiking matters #247: Behold this Holy Ridge (雪山聖稜線)! Six days and nine mountains on Taiwan’s great traverse
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – This is going to be a short post, since I am already very tired; “physically and mentally
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Announcing the Snow Mountain (3886) Spring Expedition on April 28 to May 1, 2012!
THE TAIWAN OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE – SPRING 2012: Snow Mountain and Taipei (4D/3N) Fresh from our successful Snow Mountain ascent last
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Hiking matters #210: Autumn hike of Snow Mountain (雪山) in Taiwan – Day 1
One of my favorite climbs this year was the three-day autumn hike of Snow Mountain (雪山), at 3886 MASL the
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Hiking matters #209: Successful ascent of Snow Mountain (雪山), 3886 MASL, Taiwan’s second highest peak
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – I am about to return to Manila, but before leaving this beautiful country, it is with great
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