Tips & How-Tos
🔧 Practical Tips & How-Tos- For beginner rediscovering these hobbies
Talakudong Mountaineer’s budget traveller’s guide to zipline fun at Camp Sabros!
(Disclaimer: I am not in any way connected nor I have a business interest with the owners of Camp Sabros. I do not intend to shortchange the owners of their regular profits by providing an alternate, budget way to enjoy the place. I just want to promote the beauty of the place and extend it …...
The Backpack: "House on your back" for mountaineers!
I’ve given a no nonsense foreword about mountaineering gears and equipments before. There I said it that any mountaineer’s equipment is actually a reflection of the owners individuality- a personality cult. Included  among these gears and equipments is your bakpack, your knapsack or the way I call it, your...
The outdoor bums’ how to enjoy Lake Maughan camping
This enchanting place has swooned quite a number of outdoor lovers already. Some actually emailed me to inquire about how to go to Lake Maughan (or Lake Holon to the locals), on a pleasurable stride! Joy V, a guest blogger here posted a “joy-ish” trekking experience in Lake Holon: A lake Trek to Remember. Pinoy …...
Hard lessons earned uphill
Tragedies on mountaineers uphill always struck me as ” lessons earned in harsh reality”. Not to dampen the spirits and valor of the survivors, but negating the whispers of nature will always lead to disastrous consequences. And in mountaineering, this is “hard boiled reality”. Two members of a mountaineering club...
Summer’s top beach-for-the-buck list of Talakudong Mountaineer!
“Rainy days are here already, but summer ain’t over yet!” This summer was quite unique for me for a number of reasons. Save for that grueling Dulang to Kitanglad Traverse Climb I survived last march, all my other wanderings where in some body of water. The fact that I spent most of my outdoor bumming …...
