Leo Oracion of Philippine Team - 1st PINOY TO REACH MT EVEREST SUMMIT

[bluethehero]

Congratulations Leo Oracion

source: ABS-CBN News and GMA News.

[Shinobi No Kami]

What happened to Dale <surname>? Desperado kasing mauna dun ... Ano kaya feeling nya ngayon?

[bluethehero]

let us all pray that Leo Oracion will be back safe and sound.

To Pastor Emata, Dale Abenojar and Romi Garduce: I hope you all will be man enough to be proud of Leo Oracion. Even if you all are not the first placers, you still made history.

[my_identity]

Congrats sa kanya, sana makabalik silang lahat ng safe. Kelan naman kaya tayo magkakaron ng Philippine flag sa moon? Hahaha.

[bluethehero]

ipagdasal naman natin si Pastor Emata at si Romi Garduce, sana kahit sino sa kanila maka2nd at 3rd. Nagmadali na rin kahit paano si Pastor Emata para raw makaiwas sa traffic [yes! may traffic sa everest]

Si Leo Oracion din daw ang first climber for this year to reach Mt. Everest Summit.

About Dale Abenojar, well, sabi ng asawa na may ebidensya raw si Dale na si Dale ang nauna at hindi si Leo Oracion.

[theo78]

congratulations! sikat ang pinoy!

[Shinobi No Kami]

Before we start singing the Pinoy Big Brother theme, a few facts:

1. A double amputee climbed Everest yesterday
2. A blind guy already climbed Everest
3. Women already reached the summit
4. Many climbers with minimal equipment already climbed Everest
5. Several 17 year olds already reached the summit
6. Senior citizens already climbed Everest

I just wish that people think twice before saying "ang galing talaga ng Pinoy".

Great job by Oracion though.

[kaboomerangle]

being the first Filipino on Everest is an achievement in itself. so let's not all not try to be some party-poopers here ok?

congrats to Leo and the rest of the Filipino mountaineers there in Everest. mabuhay kayo!!!

[Ginataang_suso]

ipagdasal naman natin si Pastor Emata at si Romi Garduce, sana kahit sino sa kanila maka2nd at 3rd. Nagmadali na rin kahit paano si Pastor Emata para raw makaiwas sa traffic [yes! may traffic sa everest]

Si Leo Oracion din daw ang first climber for this year to reach Mt. Everest Summit.

About Dale Abenojar, well, sabi ng asawa na may ebidensya raw si Dale na si Dale ang nauna at hindi si Leo Oracion.

ha ha ha ha!

don't get blinded by your loyalty to abs-cbn. Turkish were the firtsvia north cole, in fact me bebot pa ilang kasama.

read this...

Update: All the team is down safe and ok, out of danger...



Update: It was a few hours ago. According to sat-phone conversation with Hakan, Elif is now with Hakan back at ABC and Serhan and Burcak are almost there. Haldun, Soner and Serkan descended down to North Col and will continue to ABC. Bora is between ABC and North Col.



Update: Four members of the team reached the summit today (May 15) and Elif has become the first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest. She reached the summit first, followed by Serkan, Soner and Haldun later. Burcak, another female member of the team, wasn't feeling well and had to return back from around 8400-8500 m. Serhan and Bora, who were climbing without supplementary oxygen and therefore following others from behind, accompanied her down to Camp 3. At the time of the latest update, Elif, Burcak, Serhan and Bora were resting at Camp 3, and the other three members who made to the summit were still descending to Camp 3.



Background: 2006 Turkish Everest expedition team, the first time in the history of Turkish Mountaineering expedition that they are taking an individual Everest expedition team. They are climbing the from North ridge of Everest. The team is under the leadership of Mr Serhan Pocan. They will arrive in KTM on 28th march 2006 & departed to BC on 1st of April 2006. The following are the team members including the Base camp members.



Name Nationality

Mr Serhan Pocan Turkish

Mr Bora Mavis Turkish

Ms Muhibe Suna Yilmaz Turkish

Mr Sooner Buyukatalay Turkish

Mr Memduh Haldun Ulkenli Turkish

Mr Mustafa Cihan Turkish

Ms Eylem Elif Mavis Turkish

Ms Burcak Ozoglu Pocan Turkish

Mr Serkan Girgin Turkish

Ms Meltem Ozmine Turkish

Mr Mustafa Temiztas Turkish

Mr Hakan Kocakulak Turkish



They reached on the north col 7900 meters on 24th & 25th April 2006. The Sherpa staffs already taken all the foods & oxygen cylinders to the last camp 8300 meters. From 27th to 3rd April of may they taken rest on the Base camp & on the 4th of May they move to the Advance base camp. After spending the couples of nights on the ABC then they will move to the 8300 meters in order to spent over night their. They are planning for summit attempt between 15th may to 20th may 2006.

source: http://www.everestnews.com/everest20...st05172006.htm

[rational]

Yeah, yeah, marami nang naka climb ng Mt Everest. All kinds of variants.

BUT.... as the news article say, this is quite an accomplishment for a country where the highest mountain is 3000 meters and the only ice is in freezers.

C'mon people, let's celebrate! No more talangkaan!

[Fortune2]

congrats leo

[Verbl Kint]

Did he climb the South face or the North face? Did he used bottled oxygen?

[GreatBop]

yah congrats... but you can't help but compare him to the double amputee from NZ.

pag dating nung double amputee sa summit sigaw sya kaagad ng, 'take that you single amputees!"

[vicaimmonen]

I think Leo used the south face. Congrats mga parekoy. Tama si rational, wala muna talangkaan please?!

[adonis827]

^^ wait! he was officially the first documented pinoy to reach the top.

but i heard there are pinoys who have climbed mt everest before...

[dyerbz]

^^ you heard wrong! congrats leo! magpainom ka naman pagbalik mo!

garduch: idol pa rin kita, maging 2nd o 3rd ka na pinoy na makatapak sa peak ng everest!

pastor: *** bahala sa pulutan sa painom ni leo!

dale: wag ka nang magpanggap pare, malupit kang tao pero asa ka pang mey kakagat sa claim mo!

[Cool_Enz]

What's next a first Filipino to the moon?

Congratulations to Leo Oracion and Pastour Emata

I hope Romi Garduce and Dale Abenojar also make it to the roof of the world.

[Verbl Kint]

In other news...

Playboy bunny hops to Everest summit

Japanese septuagenarian scales Everest

[WDCx8]

What's next a first Filipino to the moon?

A Filipino in F1.

[WDCx8]

^ Hopefully. :-)