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Mt. Pulag | Akiki-Ambangeg Traverse by on Aug 23, 2011After months of planning and training new members, we climbed Pulag last March. We were 1 month late of its coolest month but still it was cold.The near freezing temperature zipped our tents firmly for about a day. The heavy downpour that seeped thro...

Travel Essay: Places of Memories by on Apr 26, 2011 [Past] does change. The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind. —Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss A traveler intrudes upon the privacy of a place. Yet, is it possible to be part … Continue reading &#...

"AKIKI TRAIL" Mt. Pulag Open Climb by Trail Adventours this February 25-27! by Pinoy Mountaineer on Feb 1, 2011Trail Adventours takes the art of organizing Mt. Pulag climbs one notch higher by organizing, for the first time, an open climb up the famous "killer" Akiki Trail. Considered to be the steepest trail up Mt. Pulag, this trail features an altitude gain...

Hiking matters #117: Akiki-Ambaguio Traverse of Mt. Pulag (Ban-aw to Ambaguio) by Pinoy Mountaineer on Jan 4, 2011Every good climb must come to an end, and after close to 20 hours of hiking, we were about to finish the veritable Akiki-Ambaguio Traverse. An hour down to Sitio Bukig, a river crossing of Bukig Village, and finally two to three hours more of trekkin...

Hiking matters #115: Pulag Crossover Part 1 - Akiki Trail by Pinoy Mountaineer on Jan 2, 2011For my final climb of the year, I organized a team to perform a three-day Akiki-Ambaguio Traverse of Mt. Pulag. This west-to-east crossover of Luzon's highest mountain is rarely done, due to time constraints, logistical challenges, as well as the dif...

Recorder’s Notebook | Mt. Pulag Climb via Akiki Trail by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Oct 13, 2010text | Lester Valle photography | Wing Larase, Yo Muan, Carla Ocampo, Rap Rios and Lester Valle   Day 00 | 26 December 2009 2115H – Carla and I arrived at Victory Liner Cubao Station. Yo came earlier and secured an area for...

Recorder’s Notebook | Mt. Pulag Climb via Akiki Trail by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Oct 13, 2010text | Lester Valle photography | Wing Larase, Yo Muan, Carla Ocampo, Rap Rios and Lester Valle   Day 00 | 26 December 2009 2115H – Carla and I arrived at Victory Liner Cubao Station. Yo came earlier and secured an area for...

Ma’am Pulag: Mountain, Myth, and Reflection by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Jan 10, 2010——————————————— text by: Carla Ocampo photography by: Wing Larase, Yo Muan & Lester Valle photo captions by: Lester Valle —————...

Ma’am Pulag: Mountain, Myth, and Reflection by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Jan 10, 2010——————————————— text by: Carla Ocampo photography by: Wing Larase, Yo Muan & Lester Valle photo captions by: Lester Valle —————...

Ma’am Pulag: Mountain, Myth, and Reflection by Weekend Warrior Philippines on Jan 10, 2010——————————————— text by: Carla Ocampo photography by: Wing Larase, Yo Muan & Lester Valle photo captions by: Lester Valle —————...