Armed with the passion to become the first Filipino to set the Philippine flag proudly on top of Mt. Everest in May 2006, Romi Garduce kicked off his quest in conquering the highest mountain in the world last March 3, Friday. The plan was to make this as low key as possible because of the political implications (won’t elaborate anymore :). Romi is an officemate and a good friend for some years now, and I’m glad that our company supported him in this quest. We ensured that back-up plans are in place and agreed on a 3 months leave of absence. He would be attempting to climb the summit and be back in Manila by May 15 (at the earliest) or May 29 (at the latest). May is the best time and the only window for safely climbing Mt. Everest @ 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).
On a related topic, the 1st all Filipino Mt. Everest expedition team has now been trimmed down to 17 core members. The core group of the Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines Inc. (MFPI), including Transportation and Communications Undersecretary Art Valdez, Butch Sebastian, Fred Jamili, Jong Narciso and federation president Regie Pablo, will spearhead the Philippine expedition. They just finished a 10-day alphine Mountain Course training in Mt. Cook National Park in New Zealand. Here they tackled the 3,754m Mt. Aylmer and the 27 km long and 3 km wide Tasman Glacier, the biggest among the range of glaciers present in the park. The team is set to climb Mt. Everest in May 2007 and for sure will set other records including becoming the first all Filipino expedition team and the first Asian woman on top of Mt. Everest. Female adventure racers Janet Belarmino, Noelle Wenceslao and Bukidnon-bred Karina Dayumdon are part of the selection. Also John Tronco, is their official photographer ( talk about a well funded star-studded team ).
Stay tuned for this and good luck to all our Filipino Climbers!
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hazel
RP climbers gear up for Mt. Everest
By Nelson Beltran
The Philippine Star 03/15/2006
Two members of the First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition (FPMEE) team are now gearing up for a reconnaissance climb of Mt. Everest as part of their preparations to lead the whole team for its summit bid next year.
FPMEE expedition leader Art Valdez said tough climbers Leo Oracion and Erwin “Pastor” Emata have been in Nepal since February and are about ready to ascend Mt. Everest in May.
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http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200603151602.htm
Wow, the race is on for Romi, Art, and Leo! I do hope that all of them is able to go up Mt. Everest, and nobody gets hurt.
It is too risky…
anton
I think this makes for a great movie.
i’m very proud for them..
sana balang araw makarating din ako sa mt everest. libre mangarap diba?
you can also do it, if you put your mind into it…
“The team is set to climb Mt. Everest in May 2007 and for sure will set other records including becoming the first all Filipino expedition team and the first Asian woman on top of Mt. Everest.”
I’m sorry, but Junko Tabei of Japan stood on Mount Everest in 1975, becoming the first woman to climb Everest. I believe the Japanese are Asians too, no?
Still, the Philippine team would achieve a great accomplishment by scaling the highest mountain in the world even without “firsts”. Good luck to the Philippine Team!
oo nga, we can confirm this with the official mt. everest logs…. if ever it should be qualified as ASEAN I believe…
keep it up Romi Garduce i know na u can makeit to top of Mt Everest.Kaya mo yan kasi you are physically fit para gawin yan at ur tall naman di ba.I believing in you and i support you for doing that, kasama ka sa mga prayers ko.
keep it up Romi Garduce i know na u can makeit to top of Mt Everest.Kaya mo yan kasi you are physically fit para gawin yan at ur tall naman di ba.I believing in you and i support you for doing that, kasama ka sa mga prayers ko.
keep it up Romi Garduce i know na u can makeit to top of Mt Everest.Kaya mo yan kasi you are physically fit para gawin yan at ur tall naman di ba.I believing in you and i support you for doing that, kasama ka sa mga prayers ko.
while you were on blog leave, i posted your article in peyups.com to keep the interest on the everest watch going.
ok lang sana. i put in your link.
I just want 2 say good luck sa 1st Filipinos Mt.Everest Expedition. Especially my bayaw “Pastor Erwin Emata”
kya Good Luck and wish u all d best… GOD BLESS U….. Kaya mo yahn….
helow..!:-> kuya pastor rmember always to our Lord Jesus Christ der’s no imposible to our God. Don’t worry full support kmi sau actually d2 sa hau’z nag pray tlaga kmi pra saung tagumpay. Dba sbi mo dati rmember “ito ang gus2 ko, ang hilig ko na laro kaya d2 den ako mamatay.” Kaya hanga kmi saung tapang. Ang mga anak mo c Lyken and Ice mga pogi na kau.j.jje.je liwat kau sa imoha. Basta nag aabang kmi saung pag babalik lalo na ang pamilya mo… GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS U ALWAYS…..
hello po,
can i claimed that i am the first filipina to climbed Mt. Elbrus the tallest mountain in Russia on June 2004…. before Mr. Romi Gurdace
it seems odd to claimed it now diba.
i googled this week who the first filipino for curiousity, the first to climb elbrus and i saw Mr. Romi name with mt elbrus and his summit is few years after mine..
“but i have read on the epilogue that i might be the first one without even realising it. ”
i meet my fellow climbers in Moscow.
4 british
3 canadians
1 american
1 filipino,
1 russian scientist
vova our guide
shasha main guide. but in later years he died in an avalance..
6/10 summited and gavin a british turn around.
atleast 5 person can prove that i climb elbrus. “i put my best foot forward to the to reach the top.”
Daisy Visperas
some mistake.. 7 tried to summit.
forgot to count shasha a russian scientist..
1. daryl – american
2. woody – canadaian
3. dir – canadian
4. addy – british
5. daisy – fil
6. shasha- russian
7. gavin- british he turn around with our third guide, last time i saw him was past pustocova rocks
8. trish – gavin fiancee, stay in the diesel hut
9. dar- canadian, dir sister. stay disel hut.
10. phil- bristish. he climbed for a cause stayed also in the diesel hut