Author: Remo Aguilar
Situation Critical: Bailing Out of Mountaineering Accidents and Injuries
This heading for a series of posts about surviving accidents or injuries while trekking, cross my mind while I was languishing in my sick bed. I have my share of unfortunate accidents during climbing expeditions I felt it might be wise to share them and learn from my mistakes. For us mountaineers and especially newbies …...
More than hype: Choosing your tropical hiking shoes
Choosing your hiking shoes is some sort of a personal cult for most. Mine, is based more on comfort and practicality. My feet went through an evolution (sometimes a devolution) of hiking footwear from hype to comfort and back to hype in the four years of hiking the tropical forests. I’m not belittling the locally made, quality...
Five reasons that dampen my desires to climb.
The summer is over and I have not accomplished any major climb this vacation. Unlike the previous summer and save for one beacheneering with Ligaya, Talakudong Mountaineer stayed most of the time close to home. Obviously, I missed my outdoor gigs. I (we) actually planned for a 3 day climb to Mt. Parker and to …...
Happy Birthday and welcome back Sir Joy!
Finally, after a year of trying it out abroad in search of a greener pasture, Sir Engr Anthony Guadalupe, a founding member and one of TAMAC‘s admirable leader and astute photographer, is back at home. “Except for the fourfold income and the higher standard of living there in the desert, the grass is actually greener …...
Kalinawan Resort: Ultimate Outdoor Site for Team Building!
Our latest adventure to Cannibad Island brought us to more “outdoor places ” than we imagined. When our Cannibad beach caretaker suggested we go island hop on a banca and land on a new resort somewhere near the foot of Mt. Putingbato in Samal, I got doubly excited. After about 30 minutes of banca ride from …...
