“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 …...

Mountaineers and backpackers are fanatic individualist to begin with. Having a “replica” amongst their horde seems like a curse to mountaineers. They hate looking like somebody else when they are on the road or up there in the mountains , where only a handful of people is around. Thus, the sucker for individuality is...