Inseparable from the coordinated effort to protect Tubbataha is the quest to understand it. To scientists from around the world, the faraway atoll presents a bottomless mystery, offering answers that lead only to more questions.
The GRID Expedition I is a 9-day series of our team blazing a trail through northern Luzon, home to some of the Philippines’ most diverse terrains, lead by Jp Alipio and his team of adventurers, mountain runners, and conservation advocates.
Last 2016, GRID and a couple of hardy outdoorsmen went up the Cordilleras for the first GRID Expedition. But for the whole team, the real hero of the trip was Chef Nayna.
From our new President’s hometown of Davao to the protected environments of Taal Lake, this issue serves as a reminder that the places we visit are also the places others call home.
This issue is an exploration of various paths and terrains, including the incredible story of mountaineer Carina Dayondon, the first Filipina to climb the highest mountain in every continent.
This issue is ripe with aspiration—both in the stories we tell and behind the scenes at GRID, as a new generation of storytellers begin to take the fore.
