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Hiking matters #386: Mariveles Range (Pantingan Peak to Tarak Ridge) Traverse...
I am not sure if it can still be called a dayhike, but it was certainly a very long day: Yesterday, my friends and I traversed the Mariveles Range - an inactive volcano - through its crater - from...
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Hiking matters #387: Mariveles Range (Pantingan Peak to Tarak Ridge) Traverse...
The imposing peaks of Mariveles as viewed from the other side of the rimContinued from Hiking matters #386: We started descending from the crater rim at around 1100H, hoping to have lunch by Bakwat...
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Hiking matters #388: Mt. Guiting-Guiting Traverse Dayhike Part I: From Olango...
M/V MARIA QUERUBIN - The hike should have started one day earlier, but Tropical Depression Basyang forced us to take a day off at the jumpoff in Olango, San Fernando, Sibuyan. So I spent that day...
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Hiking matters #389: Mt. Guiting-Guiting Traverse Dayhike, Part 2: Across the...
At the summit of Mt. Guiting-Guiting, 2058 MASLM/V MARIA QUERUBIN - Continued from Hiking matters #388: I was very jubilant upon reaching the summit of Guiting-Guiting, all the more because I knew that...
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Mt. Guiting-Guiting Traverse (2,058+)
MT. GUITING-GUITING/TRAVERSE (2,058+)Sibuyan Island, RomblonEntry point: Sitio Olango, San Fernando, Sibuyan IslandExit point: Brgy. Tampayan, Madgiwang, Sibuyan IslandLLA: 12°24'50"N, 122°34'4"E, 2058...
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Viewpoint: Safety of public buses a big concern for mountaineers
by Gideon Lasco,PinoyMountaineer.comThe news of the death of 14 passengers in a bus mishap in Bontoc, Mountain Province is a big tragedy that should not be forgotten. It is not just that we lost Alvin...
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Viewpoint: Hiking photography and a tragic death in Mt. Kinabalu
View of the steep face of Low's Peak, where a German hiker fell to her deathon February 10, 2014.by Gideon LascoPinoyMountaineer.comIt is always a sad thing whenever an accident happens in the...
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Hiking matters #390: Makiling Traverse dayhike - Sipit trail revisited
At the Melkas Ridge, the scenic highlight of the MakTrav (Sipit) trailof Mt. Makiling from Sto. Tomas, BatangasLOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA - Having grown up in its shadow, I consider Mt. Makiling my home...
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Mountain News (Feb 2014): Mt. Halcon is closed again
Mt. Halcon in May 2013Citing the need to standardize procedures for mountaineers, the municipal government of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, has effectively closed Mt. Halcon until further notice. According...
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Hiking matters #391: A morning hike up Mt. Talamitam in Nasugbu, Batangas
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to return to Mt. Talamitam, an easy hike a bit further than Mt. Batulao in the same road coming from Tagaytay. Joining me from Los Baños was travel blogger...
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PinoyMountaineer picks: Best hikes for beginners near Manila
by Gideon LascoPinoyMountaineer.comFor me, a good hike for a beginner is one that is easy, rewarding, and safe. By easy, I mean the trail is short enough (around 5 kilometres) and doesn't have any...
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Letter to a young mountaineer, IV: A difficult situation
YOU KNEW it was tough, but you never expected it to be that tough. You thought that because you had already climbed so many mountains with ease, you would just march your way up every mountain that...
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Hiking matters #392: Loop hike from Gueroz to Charavex in Martigny, Switzerland
MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND - After a short visit last November that saw me doing three hikes with Everest climber Leo Oracion and Iron Lady Jo Steven (see Hiking matters #376-378), I returned to Switzerland...
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Hiking matters #393: Snowshoe hiking up Mont Noble (2673m) in the Swiss Alps
MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND - After the nice loop hike yesterday from Gueroz to Charavex (see Hiking matters #392), today Filipino Everest climber Leo Oracion took me to the Commune de Mont-Noble in Valais...
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Guiding Document: National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 10, 2014
This version of the 'Guiding Document' was discussed during the second meeting with the DENR on April 2, 2014. STATEMENT OF PURPOSEIn the same spirit as the International Coastal Clean-up Day and in...
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Hiking matters #394: Jade Mountain / Yushan (玉山) Part 1: From Tataka...
PAIYUN LODGE, JADE MOUNTAIN - We are now all set for the summit assault tomorrow! At 3405 MASL, the cabin where we will spend the night is perched on lofty altitude, and in a perfect spot from which to...
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Hiking matters #395: Jade Mountain / Yushan (玉山) Part 2: Ascent to the main peak
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA - Continued from Hiking matters #394: The stars were heralds of good news, and the promise of a beautiful day ahead. We woke up at 0230H, had breakfast at 0300H, and then set...
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Hiking matters #396: Jade Mountain / Yushan (玉山) Part 3: The descent from the...
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA - Continued from Hiking matters #395: At the summit of Jade Mountain, it was magical: Snowcapped peaks illuminated by the glorious morning sun rising above blue skies. As the...
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Hiking matters #397: The hike up Mt. Kosciuszcko, the highest mountain in...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Yesterday, I did the hike up Mt. Kosciusczko, at 2228 MASL the highest mountain in Australia and as such, arguably (and per the Bass List) one of the Seven Summits of the world....
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Hiking matters #398: Blue Mountains bushwalking Part 1 - Federal Pass from...
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA - Here we are in the famed Blue Mountains of Australia - a World Heritage Site that features vast landscapes of blue mountains and valleys; dramatic cliffs and rock...
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