What’s knee pain for hikers?

Aug. 7 | No. This is no Hiker’s itch of course, but Hiker’s pains. Knee anatomy If you have been a hiker for a decade or if you have been going outdoors every week since last year or worse, banged your knee somewhere in the woods (from a fall or what),...

Situation Critical: Bailing Out of Mountaineering Accidents and Injuries

Jul. 2 | 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...

Hard lessons earned uphill

Jun. 26 | 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,...

A personal view on physical conditioning and fitness program for mountaineer

Mar. 21 | (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...