Philippines: Mount Pulag

Mount Pulag is the third highest mountain in the Philippines (2922m) and Luzon’s highest peak. The landscapes of Pulag and the Cordilleras are truly amazing, but the hike...

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Philippines: Mount Kanlaon

Kanlaon (2435m) is the highest active volcano in the Philippines, and since we were not far away, we decided to go for it. Better than a beach holiday...

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Indonesia: Yogyakarta

A short train journey from Solo brought us to Yogyakarta, the number one tourist destination on Java. World class sights, excellent food and a cultural interesting city. ...

Wednesday, November 03, 2010 | Posted in , , | Read More »

Indonesia: Gunung Lawu

Towering Gunung Lawu (3265m), lying on the border of Central and East Java, is one of the holiest mountains in Java. ...

Saturday, October 30, 2010 | Posted in , , , , | Read More »

Jordan: Jabal Umm ad Dami

The highest peak in Jordan is not Jabal Ram, but the far more remote Jabal Umm ad Dami (1854m) on the border with Saudi Arabia. Fortunately I was...

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Tverrådalskyrkja

Tverrådalskyrkja (2088m) is the highest "church mountain" in Norway. The long approach from Sota Sæter makes it a fairly long day-hike, especially if one include all three 2000m...

Saturday, August 07, 2010 | Posted in , , , , , | Read More »

The Trilogy of Lægdekulen

Lægdekulen (1433m) is a fairly straightforward mountain above Flo in Stryn. Still it took me 3 attempts to finally reach the summit. ...

Thursday, August 05, 2010 | Posted in , , , | Read More »

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