Hiking matters #622: The 26-km Mt. Ugo dayhike via Tinongdan
BAGUIO CITY – One of my favourite Cordillera hikes is none other than Mt. Ugo – I have climbed this
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Hiking matters #443: The Ugo Traverse Dayhike from Kayapa to Itogon
Trekking through the pine forests of Mt. Ugo In a way, I already did a dayhike traverse of Ugo, when
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Hiking matters #322: Ugo-Pulag Traverse Day 3 – From Cabayo and Balete to Mt. Pulag’s Babadak Ranger Station
Continued from Hiking matters #321: After a restful night at Cabayo village, we continued our sojourn through the villages of
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Hiking matters #321: Ugo-Pulag Traverse Day 2 – From Indupit up Mt. Ambasa to Cabayo village
Continued from Hiking matters #320: Waking up in Indupit village, I was excited about Day 2, for, from that point
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Hiking matters #320: Ugo-Pulag Traverse Day 1 – Mt. Ugo Traverse
In my past blog entries, I spoke of the ‘Great Cordillera Traverses’: Pulag, Ugo, Napulauan, Amuyao, and eventually I added
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Mt. Ugo (2,150+) Traverse to Mt. Pulag (2,922+)
UGO-PULAG TRAVERSE Benguet and Nueva Vizcaya Entry point: Brgy. Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet Exit point: Babadak Ranger Stn, Bokod, Benguet (+
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Hiking matters #243: Mountain geography lessons from Mt. Ugo
Being one of the southern gateways to the Cordilleras, Mt. Ugo offers fantastic views of the higher Benguet mountains, including
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Hiking matters #242: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 2: Up the summit and down Itogon
Continued from HM#241: After a good night’s rest in one of the classrooms of Domolpos Elementary School, we started trekking
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Hiking matters #241: Mt. Ugo Traverse, Day 1: From Kayapa to Domolpos
Paula Peralejo and I have long been planning a hiking trip, and when her sister Rica Peralejo expressed enthusiasm, the
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Hiking matters #198: Third Annual Charity Climb: Mt. Ugo summit traverse to Itogon
TAIPEI – The traverse of Mt. Ugo is an all-weather climb, because its beauty lies not in the views, but
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