Author: Remo Aguilar
The new bundok site is Hiker’s Itch!
(But I’m maintaining Talakudong Mountaineer as the official Tacurong Mountaineers and Adventure Club (TAMAC) website.) I’ve been mulling over owning a domain (http://hikersitch.com) and a self hosted wordpress blog (Hiker’s Itch) ever since I started blogging. And so after soul searching, funds pooling and many days...
Mindanao Mountaineers online community page will expire soon!
That is exactly what will happen on the 20th of July, when www.ning.com will implement a payment scheme, for the use of its online social networking site. ad#Google Adsense When I started Mindanao Mountaineers Online about a year ago, it was entirely free. I saw the huge growth of Mindanao Mountaineers online, to some 300 …...
Kalinawan Outdoor Resort’s “Do All you Can Do Challenge”
Drawn back “One whole day is not enough here” said Vip Jacob owner of Kalinawan Outdoor Resort. “With all the outdoor activities you can do here, chances are you’ll wish you can stay longer” he added. Vip is right. I went back. Together with seven other guests (Roy, Lito and Jimmy) and a few of …...
My personal bucket list of grueling treks to accomplish in Mindanao
“The coolest climber beats the hardest trails.” “I scaled those god darn peak and I’m still alive.” “I thought I died when my hand slipped holding on to that ravine!” Words coming from climbers surviving an arduous trek. Some pretty scared, others totally wasted. A few are jubilant at what...
Mt. Apo Summer Climb 2010 via newly opened Bansalan Trail
(Update March 25, 2010: Mt. Apo via the Region 11 entrance Bansalan Digos and Sta Cruz ARE ALL OPEN THIS SUMMER 2010 according to DENR Region 11. Read the story here.) Background: Local radio stations DXMS/DXOL news announced the closure of SOME trails enroute to Mt. Apo- Philippine’s highest peak. Legislative councils of the...
