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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...
How to enjoy a Lake Sebu zipline adventure
Dec. 15 | Aside from the sudden adrenaline rush, there’s more to this famous zip line adventure than you won’t get anywhere else. But firstly, unlike what me and Joy did about a month ago, plan to the max! This zip line is located a top a mountainous...
My Lessons in Pageantry: The 2010 Ms. and Mr. Gen San Pageant Night Hot Seat!
Oct. 9 | I looked to the right side of my seat, then to my left. Two good looking gentlemen and three adorable ladies already seated for the final judging night. Three of us are doctors. But me? I’m used to holding my scalpel cutting those curves...
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...
10 Beginner’s tips for wannabe-outdoor-lover-but-could-not-climb-a-single-mound
Jan. 17 | “I really love the outdoors doc, but can I climb/trek that mountain without killing myself of exhaustion?” The author, during his first ever mountain (hill,more likely) summit of Gulugod Baboy in Batangas. Take note of his climbing “getup”. ...
Enroute to Oroquieta City: The road full of travels
Dec. 9 | (Author’s notes: I’m writing a 4 part series about my adventures in the northern hemisphere of Mindanao. The first series will be about an outlandish bus travel from Tacurong City to Oroquieta City. I’ll then narrate my Mt. Malindang...
Home roasted coffee on the road and into the mountains?
Nov. 20 | Caffeine kick the cold out of our freezing body. Almost all mountaineers believe in this like a mantra. In the several times I’ve been trekking up the hills and shiver in the freezing temperatures of the peaks, I’ve observed that coffee...
Spotcheck: Pros and cons of joining mountaineering clubs and organizations
Jul. 31 | Amongst us mountaineers, many shun talking about this topic mostly for lack of interest. Others are simply tired of the politicking and proverbial promises left unfulfilled by their many leaders. Some even felt they don’t need a club or organization...
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...
