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INDONESIA | Wed, 21 Nov 2012 | By merantau | Views [1583]
TAMBORA – THE MOUNTAIN THAT BLEW ITS TOP
I’d been travelling east of Bali for less than two weeks but a lot had happened. At 6.00 am on a Monday morning, I’d nosed out into the traffic on Jalan Padma, Legian, Bali and headed east ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, mountain climbing, road trip, sumbawa
INDONESIA | Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By merantau | Views [2011] | Comments [3]
A SHORT WALK UP ILI API
Nestling at the foot of brooding Ili Mandiri, Larantuka, at the eastern end of Flores, is the jumping off point for islands even further east - the Solor Archipelago and Alor. I was headed for Lewoleba on Lembata, ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, indonesia, lembata, motorcycling, mountain climbing, trekking
PHILIPPINES | Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By seafairy1512 | Views [860]
Call
time is at 3:00 A.M. Even if I had just a few hours of intermittent
sleep brought about by the neighboring tent's "socials" the night
before, I was still fortunate to wake up on the right side of the tent.
I prepared for this day, ... Read more >
Tags: mountain climbing, mt. pulag, summit, sunrise, trekking
PHILIPPINES | Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By seafairy1512 | Views [1347]
This is getting serious, this mountain-climbing
stuff. I thought my Mt. Pulag dream was reserved for the last quarter
of the year, but I found myself one Friday night on a Victory Liner bus
bound for Baguio City. I'm known for being a light packer, ... Read more >
Tags: clouds, mountain climbing, mt. pulag, summit, sunrise, trekking
MALAYSIA | Fri, 18 Jun 2010 | By toomanyllamas | Views [1137]
Oh Gunung Kinabalu, you formidable foe. You almost killed me; you made my legs feel like lead weights, you battered my knees, you almost twisted my ankles by making my feet slip on wet, muddy planks and uneven rocks. But I fought back, gasping for air, ... Read more >
Tags: cheap movies, mountain climbing, pain, stupid decisions
INDONESIA | Mon, 25 Aug 2008 | By cam2yogi | Views [1694]
Day 5: Gunung Agung I t’s pitch black. My knees
ache. My legs are loose, wobbling with each unstable step. This is not
helping in the least bit. The scree beneath my feet, the chalky
volcanic rock, crumbles with the slightest pressure. I grip ... Read more >
Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, gunung agung, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra, mountain climbing, yoga