Tips & How-Tos
🔧 Practical Tips & How-Tos- For beginner rediscovering these hobbies
Top Ten Overrated “Stuff-I-Need ” for Newbie Hikers
If you’re about to go on a splurge to buy those new hiking stuff before your first ever climb, just don’t, at least for the moment. Read this first, and save those cents for more memories than excess baggage! ordered_list style=”decimal” A new backpack. Believe me when I say, you don’t need one just yet....
Ten Tips to a Fun Filled Trekking!
dropcapI/dropcapf you know little about the outdoors, hiking gears and equipments, or proper physical conditioning and fitness for mountaineers but has a heart full of determination to learn and enjoy the outdoor, you’ve come to the right place. Here are the top ten tips I wish someone told me before I went to my first trek....
Enroute to Oroquieta City: The road full of travels
(Author’s notes: I’m writing a 4 part series about my adventures in the northern hemisphere of Mindanao. The first series will be about an outlandish bus travel from Tacurong City to Oroquieta City. I’ll then narrate my Mt. Malindang climb as it dawned on me. A personal evaluation of the 15th Mindanao Forum and Climb...
Home roasted coffee on the road and into the mountains?
Caffeine kick the cold out of our freezing body. Almost all mountaineers believe in this like a mantra. In the several times I’ve been trekking up the hills and shiver in the freezing temperatures of the peaks, I’ve observed that coffee is an essential part of any outdoor lover’s drinks menu. From the usual...
Spotcheck: Pros and cons of joining mountaineering clubs and organizations
Amongst us mountaineers, many shun talking about this topic mostly for lack of interest. Others are simply tired of the politicking and proverbial promises left unfulfilled by their many leaders. Some even felt they don’t need a club or organization to enjoy this hobby. The many climbing buddies and good camaraderie coupled with an...
