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Super late post: Wild, Young, and Free (1st summer outing for 2012) by Mr. Too Good to be true on Apr 6, 2012When: March 17-18, 2012Where: Makiling Highlands, LagunaJust a sudden out-of-town overnight trip with my colleagues. Not an official company outing though (save the date for that!).I had fun, we all did. Learned a lot of things (LMAO!). Right time to...
Mountain News: Hikers welcome in "Make it Makiling" this Holy Week, but traverse not allowed until April 9 by Pinoy Mountaineer on Mar 30, 2012The annual Lenten "Make it Makiling" continues this year, this time with two entry points: the College of Forestry in Los Banos, Laguna, and Brgy. San Vicente in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. According to park authorities:Make It Makiling! this April 1-8, 20...
Hiking matters #238: Into Maria Makiling's Realm - My first Maktrav attempt in 2008 by Pinoy Mountaineer on Feb 27, 2012by Gideon LascoJanuary 12, 2008Blogger's note: This climb was held during a time when the Maktrav dayhike as we now know it was not popular yet. Interestingly, when I wrote this article, I did not use the term "Maktrav" yet! The term "Maktrav" was f...
Mountain News: News from Makiling / Changes in the Maktrav Trail coming soon by Pinoy Mountaineer on Feb 24, 2012After doing Maktrav last Wednesday (Hiking matters #236), Leo Oracion and I proceeded to pay a courtesy call to the Prof. Robby Cereno, director of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) who also fulfill the role of the "PASU" of Mt. Maki...
Hiking matters #236: ...and again! Maktrav for the second time in three days! by Pinoy Mountaineer on Feb 22, 2012Two days after the very nice Maktrav dayhike that I did with my American friend Chris (Hiking matters #235), I found myself repeating that very same climb, this time with Leo Oracion, the first Filipino to climb Everest, who had also joined my last m...
Hiking matters #235: Makiling Traverse - It's nice to do the Maktrav dayhike again! by Pinoy Mountaineer on Feb 20, 2012I'm very glad that today, I was able to do the Maktrav dayhike again, this time with my American friend Chris, with whom I did my previous Makiling climb - a regular Makiling in November 2011 (Hiking matters #217). With today's climb, I have been abl...
Hiking matters #217: Regular holiday, regular Makiling by Pinoy Mountaineer on Dec 1, 2011Each climb, no matter how quick or easy, is always special. You cannot climb the same mountain twice, because it changes each time, and so does the set of people you climb with. And so do you, too! Yeah, each climb is special. And this is what I feel...
Mt. Makiling | Sto. Tomas - UPLB Traverse Dayhike by on Sep 15, 2011Mt. Makiling is one of the most well-known landmarks in Laguna. While driving through SLEX, the sight of this mountain standing prominently will never escape your eyes.More so, the enchanted and magical aura of the mountain adds to the whole charm. D...
Tales on the Go: Yakult Plant Tour by Tales From The Tummy on May 26, 2011I was ecstatic when I got an invite to join select bloggers to tour the local Yakult Manufacturing plant in Makiling, Laguna. I drank a lot of Yakult while growing up but after tasting grape flavored ones in Singapore, I've been craving for those e...
Makiling Trekathon 2011 on April 30 by Pinoy Mountaineer on Apr 16, 2011The Makiling Trekathon is a fun trekking and fund raising campaign. The event is part of the centennial celebration of the establishment of Mount Makiling Forest Reserve and the 101th foundation anniversary and alumni homecoming of the College of For...
