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Pinatubo's Fury

The 1991 eruption


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Blog: Weekend Getaway: Mountaineer Wannabe
Date: May 2nd 2009

In our search for something exciting to do during the long weekend, we ended signing up for a trek to Mt. Pinatubo. It’s this time again that I had to wake up very early (1.30 A.M. for this one) and do the 10 stages of getting out of the bed. Stage 1 to 9 - the clock alarms and I snooze for 5 more minutes Stage 10 - the clock alarms for the 10th time and finally, I got u ... read more


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