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It was the first national expedition organized by the Philippines to reach the summit of world's highest mountain. One of the expedition members, Leo Oracion, became the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest and put the Philippine flag on top of the mountain on May 17, 2006, at 3:30 p.m. Nepal time.
To prepare for their Mount Everest attempt during the 2007 spring climbing season, Wenceslao, along with Dayondon, and 2006 Philippine Mount Everest Expedition spokesperson Reggie Pablo, decided to fly to Alaska on 19 May 2006 and climb Mount Denali, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,310 feet (6,190 m), which they summitted on 23 June.
Oración was a member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition, whose quest to conquer Everest was supported by the ABS-CBN television network, among other entities. On May 13, 2006, Oración left Base Camp and proceeded up the mountain. He reached the summit on the afternoon of May 17.
To prepare for their Mount Everest attempt during the 2007 spring climbing season, Dayondon, Wenceslao, and 2006 Philippine Mount Everest Expedition spokesperson Reggie Pablo, decided to fly to Alaska on 19 May 2006 and climb Denali, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,310 feet (6,190 m), which they summitted on 23 June.
Erwin Emata is a mountaineer known for being the second Filipino to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 2006. [5] Before that, in August 2005, Emata reached the peak of Muztagh Ata in Western Xinjiang, China. [6] Emata is a member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE) and the Marco Polo Mountaineering Club-Davao. [3]
On January 1, 2005, he was the first Filipino to climb the highest mountain outside Asia and the highest mountain in the Americas, Mt. Aconcagua, which was then the highest altitude reach by any Filipino. On September 26, 2005, Romi Garduce became the first Filipino to top out an 8000m peak, Cho Oyu, then the highest mountain scaled by a ...
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Philippines: 2006-05-17: Leo Oracion [248] [249] [250] 2007-05-16: Janet Belarmino, Carina Dayondo and Noelle Wenceslao ... Timeline of Mount Everest expeditions ...