Month: October 2007
Road Trip to Tinago Falls!
Finally, I came to Tinago Falls. Alas, seems like everyone else have gone to this place but me!Rumors had it that this place went from bad to worse- the mostly commercial establishments around it when it was still a government property has decayed. It’s a sore in the eye! Some of my friends would tell …...
High altitude activity causes brain damage
Yes it does. A recent MRI study from Spain, on 13 climbers which scaled Mt. Everest (a subset of 36 combined elite and amateur climbers in all) showed irreversible damage in the brain of 12 climbers ranging from Virchow-Robin (VR) space widening and subcortical lesions. VR spaces are space near the blood brain barrier that …...
Climb or Hike planning for Beginners
“Why another blog on climb preparations? You wrote one when you climbed Mt. Apo?” Well, for one, people keep asking me about how I prepare for climbs specific to an itinerary. Also, the recent accidents that brought havoc on my “less prepared” climbs made me swore compulsion on climb preparations. Lastly, another...
We’re having a road trip! And I’m taking a blogging break!
We’re going to this nice and cool lagoon on a road trip! (This nice photo taken from wikipedia)...
