Tips & How-Tos
🔧 Practical Tips & How-Tos- For beginner rediscovering these hobbies
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...
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 …...
