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Tips for submitting outdoor/hiking photos
by Gideon Lasco Let me begin this piece by saying that I greatly appreciate all the photos that hikers send me. Especially when I’m abroad it’s nice to see the familiar sights of our beloved mountains...
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Ten mountains not named Pulag where you can catch the sea of clouds
Mt. Binacayan by Jheanny Josafat As the peak season of hiking approaches we want to encourage hikers to #SpreadTheImpact by going to lesser-known but no less beautiful places. And while Mt. Pulag is...
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Trip Report: 5-day hike of Hong Kong’s 100 km Maclehose Trail
Blogger’s note: In the spirit of encouraging hikers to explore more of the Philippines and share their experiences in other countries, we welcome “trip reports” like this one! Just share the following...
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(UPDATED 2) Mountain News: Mt. Apo is burning. Here’s how mountaineers can...
Photo courtesy of Ryan Mark Asturias Note: This is a developing story. Please contact news@pinoymountaineer.com if you have updates or further information. Update (3/28/2016): We are getting reports...
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Mt. Apo Fire Day 4: Fire NOT yet contained – heads to Davao side of the mountain
Photo courtesy of the Guardians of Lake Venado While the Mt. Apo fire has been contained in Kidapawan, Makilala, Bansalan and Lake Venado, our correspondents on site report that the fire rages on in...
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Mt. Apo Fire Day 7 Updates: Fire not yet contained, cloud seeding done, Apo...
Mt. Apo updates: 1. Fire not yet fully contained. As one mountaineer in the site put it: “On-off yung apoy… Once mawala then all of a sudden on another part may apoy ulit.” So they’re still making the...
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Guiding Document: 3rd National Mountain Cleanup Day, June 4, 2016
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Inspired by the first two National Mountain Cleanup Days in 2014 and 2015, the third NMCD is envisioned to live up to being an annual reminder to the public of the importance of...
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List of groups joining the National Mountain Clean-up Day on June 4, 2016
PARTIAL LIST OF CLEAN-UP CLIMBS FOR THE NMCD 2016 As of Apr 11, 2016 For more information visit the Guiding Document for the NMCD 2016! You can also sign up by commenting in this post. Just post your...
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Essay on Iceland: Desensitized to beauty
by Gideon Lasco REYKJAVIC, ICELAND – With all the beautiful images we see on social media, not to mention on travel blogs, websites and TV shows, are we at risk of being desensitized to beauty? When...
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Hiking matters #499: Hiking up Cime de Baudon (1266m) in the Maritime Alps,...
At the summit of Cime de Baudon (1266m) in the French Riviera From the beautiful Mediterranean city of Nice in the French Riviera, one can take a 30-minute train ride to Monte Carlo in Monaco – or to...
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Nine visually-impaired first-time hikers reach Pico de Loro summit
“They have lost their sight, but not their vision” On April 28, 2016, nine visually-impaired first-time hikers reached the summit of Pico de Loro, each of them accompanied by a volunteer...
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Open letter to schools, colleges, and universities: Allow your students to go...
The Loyola Mountaineers of Ateneo de Manila University in Mt. Tibig, Lobo, Batangas (Photo courtesy of LM) Kudos to all the schools, colleges, and universities (SCUs) that allow, accredit, and support...
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Essay: On vandalism
by Gideon Lasco I was just sent a photo showing the Philippine flag near Mt. Arayat’s South Peak vandalized with various names. I am not going to post the photo here because doing so will do further...
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Letter to a young mountaineer, IX: A mountaineer’s legacy
You were hiking a mountain when you overheard someone in the trail boasting about his hikes. You kept your silence, but when he claimed that he was the first to climb a mountain that you were actually...
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Ten tips for hiking with your dog
by Gideon Lasco Hiking with your dog can be a rewarding activity but it must be done properly, mindful of the dog’s safety and fitness, and respectful of other hikers and the environment. Here are...
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Hiking matters #500: The Nietzsche Trail and Mont Bastide in Eze Village,...
One day after hiking up Cime de Baudon (see Hiking matters #499) in Menton, I visited the medieval village of Eze in the French Riviera via the Nietzsche Trail, named in honor of the German...
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“Dayhikes from Manila” book by Gideon Lasco to be launched on May 25
My book “Dayhikes and Nature Walks from Manila” is set to be launched at R.O.X Philippines, Bonifacio High Street, BGC, Taguig, at 7 pm on May 25! I will also be in ROX for much of the day (noontime...
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Trip Report: Mts. Fato and Kupapey in Maligcong, Bontoc, Mt. Province
Mt.Fato (est. 1438MASL) and Mt. Kupapey (est. 1647 MASL) Location Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province Difficulty: 3/9 (Trail can be likened to Mt.Gulugod Baboy, only covered with Pine forest) Trail...
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Hiking matters #508: Mt. Kapayas, another nice dayhike in Cebu
Around 50 kms north of Cebu City lies Mt. Kapayas (766m), another worthy dayhike in the island province of Cebu. With a limestone peak reminiscent of Mt. Napulak in Iloilo and the Montalban mountains...
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“Dayhikes and Nature Walks from Manila” by Gideon Lasco now available!
The “Dayhikes and Nature Walks from Manila” guidebook, authored by Gideon Lasco is now available in R.O.X. Philippines in Taguig for P390! It is the first hiking guidebook in the Philippines to...
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