Author: Remo Aguilar

Tips & How-Tos, Wilderness Medicine & Injuries

Few tips on how to spoil your trekking and caving adventure…

I’m a full blown outdoor geek.And I’m beginning to evolve into a “fun loving and adventurous” caveman. But as I further plunge into this risky behavior, I noticed I’m getting more and more mistakes and less of enjoyment. And I begin to ask, “why”? Did my level of satisfaction changed over time?...

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Jump for nature!

Bone Doc, leading some of the the happy “lake trekkers” the traditional TAMAC “jump for nature”...

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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 …...

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"Nauyen etu Holon!"

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Wilderness Medicine & Injuries

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 …...

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