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given AMCI's size, finding a suitable mountain for a training climb is always a challenging task. the sport has recently exploded, with everyone from your kid brother's dropout friend to your withdrawn  boss to your sister taking up the sport, gearing up on weekends, plotting out hikes to nearby destinations, leaving more footprints on already ( Read more... )

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i have been enjoying the company of mountain trails for the better part of the last 12 years. my first proper overnight mountain camping trip happened in february 2003, about two weeks before i became a full-fledged lawyer, when i wandered into a room and ended up days later on the summit of mt. pulag, and i have neither regretted the sunburn, the ( Read more... )

i think i've mentioned this in my blog a few times now: that i am not a huge fan of day hikes. in the realm of outdoor jaunts, they occupy the lower rungs of priorities, bunched up with rock climbing and surfing, below trail running, beach camping, and landscape photography. the reason is simply that i would like to spend more time on the mountain ( Read more... )

in an earlier entry, i gave my own recap of my year on facebook instead of just posting the generic system-generated slideshow which ended in that hackneyed and insincere expression of gratitude which many people on my list shared. as i’ve said, the social network many of us use has misunderstood what was significant in our lives in 2014 by ( Read more... )