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Mountaineering is a hobby or profession of a person who attempts to reach the summit of a mountain. Considered as a true adventure, mountaineering is not for the weak. Here's my list of mountains that I have conquered:

Pico De Loro - Ternate, Cavite 

Mt. Tapulao - Palauig, Zambales  

Taal Volcano - Talisay, Batangas  

Mt. Pulag (Ambangeg Trail) - Bokod, Benguet 

Mt. Gulugod-Baboy -Mabini, Batangas

(Mt.) Ameyama / Revisited 2023 - Kumatori, Osaka Pref. Japan

Mt. Koya -Koya, Wakayama Pref. Japan

Mt. Kongo -Minamikawachi, Osaka Pref. Japan

Mt. Pinatubo - Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales

Mt. Nagpatong -Maragondon, Cavite

Mt. Batulao / Revisited 2019 -Nasugbu, Batangas

Mt. Pinagbanderahan/ Mt. Mirador -Atimonan, Quezon

Kawa-Kawa Hill - Ligao, Albay

Mt. Kinka / Kinkazan - Gifu City, Gifu Pref. Japan

Mt. Sawi - Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija

Mt. Talamitam - Nasugbu, Batangas

Mt. Manabu / Revisited 2021 - Sto. Tomas, Batangas

Mt. Buntis - Maragondon, Cavite

Mt. Cayabu - Tanay, Rizal

Mt. Maynuba - Tanay, Rizal

Mt. Inari - Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. Japan

Mt. Batolusong - Tanay, Rizal

Mt. Usu - Sobetsu, Hokkaido Pref. Japan
Mt. Usu - Sobetsu, Hokkaido Pref. Japan


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