MALIGAYANG PAGBATI KAY LEO ORACION SA KANYANG MATAGUMPAY NA PAG-AKYAT SA PINAKAMATAAS NA BUNDOK SA BUONG MUNDO, ANG MT. EVEREST!
NAKIKIISA ANG ZAMBOANGA JOURNAL SA PAGBUBUNYI NG MAMAMAYANG PILIPINO AT NG BUONG BANSA SA KARANGALAN INIHATID NI LEO AT NG FIRST PHILIPPINE MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION.
SUPORTADO RIN NA ZAMBOANGA JOURNAL ANG IBA PANG PILIPINO NA NAGTATANGKANG UMAKYAT SA MT. EVEREST.
MABUHAY KA LEO, MABUHAY ANG PILIPINO!
ABS-CBN NEWS: Filipino mountaineer Heracleo "Leo" Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, on Wednesday, DZMM reported.
Arturo Valdez, leader of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition, said Oracion reached the summit of the 8, 848-meter mountain at 3:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. in Manila).
"The Philippine eagle has landed at the summit of Mt. Everest," Valdez quoted Oracion as saying.
He said Oracion reached the Hillary stretch of the mountain at 12:30 p.m., which is 1,000 meters away from the peak of the mountain.
The Philippine expedition is supported by Asia Brewery’s Summit Water, Philippine Airlines, Globe Roaming Services, Coleman, ABS-CBN,Stratworks, MedCentral, Mozcom, National Sports Grill, Fitness First, PowerUp, the Rudy Project, Kodak and the Philippine Accident Manager’s Insurance. (abs-cbnNEWS.com is the online news unit of ABS-CBN Interactive Inc., an ABS-CBN subsidiary)
GMANEWS.TV: Mountaineer Heracleo "Leo" Oracion reached the peak of 29,035-foot-high Mt. Everest on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. in Manila), becoming the first Filipino to ascend the world’s highest mountain, according to Arturo Valdez, head of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition.
The information that Oracion and his Sherpa guides had made it to the top was relayed by a liaison officer from Nepal's Ministry of Information.
Oracion, a member of the expedition, made his summit assault via the south trail in Nepal. GMA 7 reporter Jiggy Manicad reported live Wednesday from Base Camp that Sherpas told him climbers can only stay at the summit for 15-20 minutes because of the thin air.
It would take them 11-17 hours to make it back to Camp 4 at 26,000 feet. Mountaineers eventually need to get back to Base Camp, a village at 17,600 feet and found below the four numbered camps en route to the summit.
Mountaineer Romi Garduce is also attempting to reach Mt. Everest’s summit through the same south trail. Manicad reported that Garduce is nearing Camp 3, and is expected to reach the summit on Friday.
Earlier, Garduce wished other Filipino climbers aiming for the summit of Mt. Everest this year. Oracion's teammate, Erwin “Pastor" Emata, will try to reach the summit on Thursday. Another Filipino, Dale Abenojar, is making his attempt via the north trail in Tibet, China.
Manicad said that Garduce consistently told him in conversations that he would also feel proud should his fellow climbers first reach the summit of Mt. Everest because it was "not a race but a journey."
In previous interviews, Garduce, 37, insisted he would like to pace his body and mind in scaling Mt. Everest. He also put weight on the advice of Sherpa guides on whether to proceed to a certain trek since they best know the winds of the Himalayas. Up to 21 expedition teams from different countries are vying to reach the summit this year.
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