And look what I found here.
Garduce's Feats
Garduch, who began mountaineering in 1991 as a hobby, has personified the local mountaineer’s dream of making a mark in the 37-year Philippine climbing history.
“He (is showing) that an ordinary wage-earning man could go on and pursue a dream like this,” says (UP Mountaineer president Henry) Nakpil. “He did not wait for government support or private sponsorship to follow his program.”
Garduch shouldered his expenses in scaling three of the world’s highest peaks. In his Mt. Everest climb, the most daring, GMA 7 and the mountaineering gear manufacturer North Face support him.
In September 2005, he reached Tibet’s Mt. Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth highest mountain at 26,906 feet. This climb was recorded as the highest altitude a Filipino mountaineer reached.
Garduch reportedly shouldered the expenses, including his round trip fare of $2,000 (P100,000), for his New Year’s Day (2005) climb on Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere at 22,831 feet.
Garduch previously ascended the 19,400-foot Uhuru peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, out of his own pocket, too.
Pucha, ito ba ang "ordinary wage-earning" man?? Waaa!!! Sana, ordinary wage-earning man din ako :)
And wait, I haven't commented on the divisiveness of these climbs. The original Team Everest was aiming for a 2007 climb to the Everest summit. Because of Garduche's bold claim for the title of being "first" to the summit, Team Everest was forced to field their own men and women earlier than their planned date. Haven't they heard of the cliche that it is the mountain that conquers the men, and not the other way around? Anyway, I really don't know the full story behind these actions, so I'll just leave it at that.
*** To know more about the ABS-CBN-sponsored Team Everest, click here.
*** To know more about the GMA-7-sponsored Romy Garduche, click here.
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