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What type of camera do you use for your travel or hiking activities?
Jul. 8 | Sir Joy, DSLR user ever since.. As one climb-shootfest I’m planning draws near, I’m already having dilemmas on what gears to bring. On top of this dilemma is of course, what camera will I bring? A DSLR?Point and shoot? Cam phone? Or any...
Buy original hiking bags for your safety!
Jul. 3 | The North Fake bag. Beware! I’m not in anyway connected to any particular outdoor bag company but I’m seeing lot of fake backpacks (called The North Fakes) out there. (If you’re eager to learn how to differentiate a fake from an original...
Top Ten Overrated “Stuff-I-Need ” for Newbie Hikers
Jun. 28 | A new backpack. Believe me when I say, you don’t need one just yet. Unless of course you plan to hibernate in the wilderness for the next 5 to 10 years. Five years ago when I ventured into hiking, I bought a new NF flight series 40li backpack...
Gas fueled makeshift stove: Another ingenius mountaineer’s creation or signs of times?
Aug. 23 | This picture caught my attention while browsing old files. Taken by Engr. Joy Guadalupe using his EOS 450D camera at Sito Napan during last year’s Penek Busay , I can’t help but marvel at the ingenuity of these mountaineers!. Look at the...
The Backpack: "House on your back" for mountaineers!
Aug. 11 | 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...
Talakudong Mountaineer: Mountaineering gears and equiptments as a personality cult.
Apr. 2 | 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 ,...
Never attempt to climb when you are half prepared!
Mar. 4 | 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....
