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as a "forgery" and his claim a "hoax", and maintained that
Oracion and Emata were the first and second Filipinos to conquer Mount Everest. The FPMEE does not have any authority nor jurisdiction over declaring Abenojar's CTMA summit certificate as a forgery unless it is declared as such by the CTMA and the FPMEE also could not state that Abenojar's claim is a "hoax" unless FPMEE can prove it against the photos, the CTMA and the other interviewees who certified to have seen Abenojar. As to who was the first among the four Filipinos to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, surely they were the first four although Abenojar has the earliest dated certification.
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snowfall stopped and the weather became quieter. The pair was bogged down by the traffic ahead of them consisting of the
British, Swiss and other expedition teams. Chhoti led the final stretch to summit and assisted Oracion. The pair arrived at the summit on May 17 at 3:30 p.m. — 18 hours and 30 minutes after leaving Camp IV.
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at 5,895 metres (19,341 ft), was also invited to be part of the expedition. Given his job at a top multinational IT firm, which would make it difficult for him to commit to the preparations, Garduce ultimately declined the national team's invitation to join the expedition. He also stated in his
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Everest during the summer climbing season in 2007, with two climbing teams
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Arturo Valdez, then MFPI president Reggie Pablo, and MFPI members Butch
Sebastian, Fred Jamili and John Tronco. A former MFPI president from 1974 to 1986, Valdez previously had plans to organize an all-Filipino expedition to Mount Everest as early as 1982, but this never progressed from the planning
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I met him myself. I interviewed him at his request. I believe he reached the summit. It has been disputed, but he has photos and I have copies of those photos. He gave me two photos of a person on the top, and one of these clearly shows Makalu (but not Lhotse) in the background, which means that it
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Oracion and Emata's ascent as the priority, the rest of the team's climbers, particularly female climbers Belarmino, Dayondon and Wenceslao, along with Pablo and Nayangahan were told to focus on preparing for an all-female Everest climb the following year. Taking advantage of their stay in the
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Oracion together with Sherpa guide Pemba Chhoti left the EBC on May 13 and arrived at Camp IV (7,900 meters) on the morning of May 16 where the pair rested. With the aid of supplemental oxygen, the pair left the camp at 10:00 p.m. amid windy, snowfall conditions but as they got higher the
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Before the expedition, ABS-CBN sent journalist Abner
Mercado to follow the team during their training in New Zealand and report on their preparations in the network's primetime newscasts. During the expedition, the network also sent Mercado and fellow ABS-CBN journalist Vince Rodriguez at the
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on the first week of April. The team contracted Thamserku Trekking as their official trekking agency during the expedition, which provided them with two Sherpa guides Pemba Chhoti and Lakpa Gyalzen as well as several porters. The team flew from Kathmandu to
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that he brought with him to the summit as well as showing a crayon drawing of the Philippine flag made by Oracion's five-year-old daughter. The pair stayed at the summit for 30 minutes before descending to Camp IV at 10:00 p.m. of May 17.
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I extend my heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the Filipino people to Leo Oracion on his spectacular achievement. He is the very picture of hard work, tenacity and courage. He has shown the world the stuff Filipinos are made
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gave him a hero's welcome upon his return, with the city government drafting a resolution commending him for his feat and awarding him a P25,000 incentive. Likewise, Emata was met with a grand welcome upon his arrival in
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I have not specifically stated that Mr. Abenojar was on the summit. To the question whether I confirm that he was the first Filipino to reach the top, I have said that I have no idea who amongst them got there
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group's training program in India was funded through a loan that Sebastian secured from a friend, which the group members had to pay with interest. During the group's preparatory climb in New Zealand,
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called it "a mark of Filipino excellence, perseverance and courage in braving the hard trek of nation-building." The team's spokesperson Reggie Pablo compared it to "putting a Filipino on the Moon."
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blog that he preferred to climb alone or with a small group. Garduce eventually decided to organize his own expedition in 2005 and received financial support from TV network
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and on April 28, they reached Camp III (7,115 m) on the Lhotse Face. They set up their tents and equipment in each camp before returning to EBC from Camp III on April 29.
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1406:"The First Lunar Landing – Corrected Transcript and Commentary"
1617:"Mountaineer Abenojar recovering from frostbite in Kathmandu"
1189:"Filipino Oracion at Everest South ridge 10:50 am local time"
1112:"Regie Pablo of Globe Telecommunications Summits Mt. Everest"
921:"Philippines Everest quest update: A matter of profession?"
1670:"Sherpa denies saying Abenojar failed in Everest attempt"
1217:"Second Pinoy summits Everest, Mandaue to honor Oracion"
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The Everest Base Camp on the Nepali side as viewed from
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1539:"Nachura sworn in as SC justice; RP achievers honored"
317:(4,095 m) to gain high-altitude climbing experience.
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1024:"Everest 2006: Philippines - the battle for a first"
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833:"Art Valdez: Dreamer, adventurer, explorer"
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18:2006 Philippine Mount Everest Expedition
1946:1950–52 British–Swiss–US reconnaissance
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2006:Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb
1514:"Order of Lakandula for Lea, climbers"
723:China Tibet Mountaineering Association
478:with the rest of the team arriving in
1668:Ronda, Rainier Allan (July 2, 2007).
1592:"Now, who's really first on Everest?"
947:"RP climbers gear up for Mt. Everest"
885:"Pinoy climbers to scale Mt. Everest"
857:Corporal, Lynette Lee (May 8, 2005).
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1432:"2nd Pinoy climber conquers Everest"
2177:Expedition Everest (roller coaster)
2030:Francys Arsentiev (Sleeping Beauty)
997:Garduce, Romi (December 18, 2005).
760:Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate
1921:1933 British aerial reconnaissance
1512:Romero, Paolo (February 8, 2007).
1487:"Second Filipino Conquers Everest"
1350:"Second Filipino conquers Everest"
1162:Villar, Joey (September 8, 2005).
1110:Fernandez, Jayvee (June 7, 2007).
1052:Carreon, Don Gil (June 29, 2006).
1026:. ExplorersWeb.com. March 16, 2006
923:. ExplorersWeb.com. April 26, 2006
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1722:List of Mount Everest expeditions
971:Payo, Jasmine (January 7, 2012).
2001:2007 Altitude Everest expedition
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78:. His fellow expedition member,
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1564:Fiel, Cheryll (June 10, 2006).
1133:Villar, Joey (April 22, 2005).
883:Villar, Joey (March 26, 2004).
66:One of the expedition members,
2190:The Man Who Skied Down Everest
1642:Papa, Alcuin (June 15, 2006).
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1590:Villar, Joey (May 22, 2006).
1485:Papa, Alcuin (May 19, 2006).
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123:Transportation Undersecretary
2376:List of Mount Everest guides
831:Yu, Anson (August 1, 2017).
744:1997 American Alpine Journal
1915:Affair of the Dancing Lamas
1901:1921 British reconnaissance
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999:"Thoughts on the E attempt"
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2216:The Conquest of Everest
2086:Mount Everest Committee
1404:Jones, Eric M. (1995).
1082:"Regie's Success Story"
610:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
320:The group also went to
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1264:The Himalayan Database
1114:. A Bugged Life (blog)
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1596:The Philippine Star
1518:The Philippine Star
1436:The Philippine Star
1384:The Philippine Star
1221:The Philippine Star
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1139:The Philippine Star
951:The Philippine Star
889:The Philippine Star
863:The Philippine Star
407:Philippine Airlines
349:Aoraki / Mount Cook
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605:. Then Philippine
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1911:1924 British
1906:1922 British
1850:South Summit
1784:Hillary Step
1712:Romi Garduce
1682:. Retrieved
1678:the original
1674:ABS-CBN News
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229:Surit Palena
193:Joel Del Sol
164:Bobby Acosta
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142:Preparations
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104:M. Magendran
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38:Kala Patthar
36:viewed from
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2159:Everest '82
2145:(2015 film)
2137:(1998 film)
2122:(2007 film)
2060:David Sharp
2040:Green Boots
1893:Expeditions
1874:Western Cwm
1860:Three Steps
1796:(East Face)
1779:Geneva Spur
1707:Erwin Emata
1702:Leo Oracion
1467:February 8,
1441:February 8,
1389:February 9,
1356:. p. 1
1324:. p. 1
1195:February 9,
1173:February 9,
1144:February 9,
1118:February 9,
1088:February 9,
1063:February 7,
1030:February 7,
1005:February 7,
982:February 7,
956:February 7,
927:February 7,
894:February 9,
868:February 9,
842:February 7,
816:February 7,
659:Controversy
590:Leo Oracion
528:Lhotse Face
519:(6,189 m).
517:Island Peak
511:(5,200 m),
396:GMA Network
368:Mustagh Ata
345:New Zealand
291:Pamir Range
287:Mustagh Ata
211:IT Gonzales
68:Leo Oracion
61:Philippines
2396:Categories
2172:EverestMax
2074:Committees
2065:Joe Tasker
2022:fatalities
1956:1952 Swiss
1830:North Face
1765:Topography
730:References
646:Tagum City
642:Davao City
491:(EBC) via
437:Expedition
208:Chris Eyao
185:Noy Caimoy
115:Peñablanca
96:Indonesian
86:Background
76:Nepal time
2315:Khumbutse
2120:The Climb
2112:The Climb
1845:South Col
1825:North Col
1815:Lhakpa La
1774:Base Camp
607:President
581:Reception
548:Apollo 11
480:Kathmandu
474:to begin
376:Argentina
372:Aconcagua
299:David Lim
108:Singapore
100:Malaysian
57:Himalayas
2325:Lingtren
2096:In media
2020:Notable
1696:See also
1621:GMA News
1543:GMA News
1461:GMA News
1286:GMA News
776:July 20,
714:—
692:—
620:—
311:Malaysia
278:Training
238:Mon Ruiz
136:Nepalese
102:climber
49:Filipino
2381:Sherpas
2345:Records
2151:Everest
2143:Everest
2135:Everest
1684:July 9,
594:ABS-CBN
497:Lobuche
400:ABS-CBN
382:Support
132:Tibetan
126:phase.
119:Cagayan
2335:Pumori
2330:Nuptse
2320:Lhotse
2114:(book)
1820:Lho La
767:
711:first.
603:Manila
338:Ladakh
322:Manali
263:Africa
2241:Years
669:Tibet
485:Lukla
472:Nepal
423:Kodak
419:FedEx
360:China
326:India
307:Sabah
272:GMA 7
47:is a
2299:2018
2294:2017
2289:2016
2274:2013
2269:2012
2209:Peak
1686:2007
1655:2013
1629:2013
1603:2013
1574:2020
1551:2020
1525:2020
1499:2013
1469:2020
1443:2020
1417:2013
1391:2020
1362:2013
1330:2013
1298:2013
1228:2020
1197:2020
1175:2020
1146:2020
1120:2020
1090:2020
1065:2020
1032:2020
1007:2020
984:2020
958:2020
929:2020
896:2020
870:2020
844:2020
818:2020
778:2013
765:ISBN
637:Cebu
495:and
463:and
43:The
617:of.
374:in
362:'s
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