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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 …...
Talakudong Mountaineer: Mountaineering gears and equiptments as a personality cult.
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...
A personal view on physical conditioning and fitness program for mountaineer
(Author’s note: This a repost from an article in my medical blog, The Orthopedic Logbook. I think my mountaineering friends would be interested in reading this article too.) The author with a few trekking pilgrims to Mt. Apo, post for a group picture while at camp at the highlands of Makalangit, New Israel. This camp …...
Never attempt to climb when you are half prepared!
Or if you’re not 100% sure you have tried preparing for the climb you wanted. I for one, will always encourage people to go outdoors even once in their lifetime and be one with nature But I frown upon trekking or climbing with inadequate preparation. There’s much difference between being just plain stupid and a …...
