Romi Garduce
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Romeo "Romi" Garduce He finished His High School at Tomas del Rosario College
, who sometimes goes by the nickname "Garduch", is a Filipino
mountain climber and works as an IT
Professional in Procter and Gamble Philippines. He began climbing for a cause in 1991 as a member of the University of the Philippines
Mountaineers (UPM).
After reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
in 2002, Garduce became the first Filipino to climb one of the Seven Summits
.
On September 26, 2005, Romi Garduce became the first Filipino to ascend Cho Oyu
, then the highest mountain peak scaled by a Filipino.
On May 19, The Himalayan Database published by American Alpine Club had included Romi Garduce in the list of Everest South summitteers for 2006. Although, on May 17, 2006, Leo Oracion
was second to reach the peak of Mount Everest
by the South-Nepal, the highest mountain on Earth, and planted the Filipino flag
, however, another Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, was able to reach the summit and become the First Filipino to reach Mount Everest's peak from North-Tibet as affirmed by Mount Everest chronicler Elizabeth Hawley
on June 14. although mainstream media gave doubts to Abenojar's assertion.
The Himalayan DataBase published by American Alpine Club had included Dale in the list of Everest North summitteers for Spring 2006 on May 15, officially recognizing him as the 1st Filipino on top Mount Everest. (Revision on the paragraph is suggested over biographical relevance.)
concurrently with Leo Oracion's team, the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE) and principally sponsored by ABS-CBN
. On the North side is Dale Abenojar
without network sponsor and corporate financial support.
On May 19, 2006, Garduce reached the summit of Mount Everest from the south ridge after Leo Oracion
and Erwin Emata
.
Garduce should have been in the summit on an earlier date but his sherpa
guides advised him to postpone the assault to the Everest's peak due to bad weather. Upon learning that Oracion and Emata has reached the summit, Garduce clarified that he never intended to race and felt happy for them.
After the Filipinos successfully reached Everest's peak, Sir Edmund Hillary
, the first man to step in the peak of Everest, was interviewed by GMA Network in his Auckland
home. He congratulated the three Filipino men for their determination and gave his greatest respect to the Filipino expedition team.
On August 25, 2007, Garduce reached the summit
of Mount Elbrus
(18,510 foot-high or 5,642 meters), Europe
's highest peak located in the Caucasus
mountain range within Russia
’s boundaries and the 4th of the 7 summits he conquered. On June 6, 2008, 9:30pm local time, Romy Garduce summit Mount Denali, Alaska his 5th of the Seven Summits.
SMS from Romy, morning of 6/12 when we asked how difficult his climb is:
"30mph windstorm and very exposed summit, and summit ridge. 2min of wind iced our faces, goggles iced inside you cant see. A teammate fell on the ridge saved by our rope yanking me out. etc. miserable, way down we have to somehow semi-rescue that member because very exhausted, keeps sliding down n falling, went back to camp 230 with no lunch, dinner and drinks as our bottles frozen solid."
The summit Mt. McKinley, known as Denali, Alaska
, is the highest peak in North America
, on the list of Seven Summits
. The Seven Summits are the highest peaks in each of the world’s seven continents. Only 3 out of their 9-man team made it to the Denali summit. Garduce climbed with a team from the American Alpine Institute (AAI). He hosted a television show in GMA named Born to be Wild
.
of the seven continent
s of the world for a cause by 2014. This includes the Carstensz Pyramid (highest peak in Australasia
) and Mount Vinson (highest peak in Antarctica) only one of the Seven Summits
left.
Tomas del Rosario College
Tomas del Rosario College is a private college in the Philippines.It was formerly known as Tomas del Rosario Academy. It became a college in 1994. At one time the college was the most popular school in Balanga. Students from this school are called "del Rosarians".Tomas del Rosario College is the...
, who sometimes goes by the nickname "Garduch", is a Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
mountain climber and works as an IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
Professional in Procter and Gamble Philippines. He began climbing for a cause in 1991 as a member of the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
Mountaineers (UPM).
After reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level .-Geology:...
in 2002, Garduce became the first Filipino to climb one of the Seven Summits
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
.
On September 26, 2005, Romi Garduce became the first Filipino to ascend Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal...
, then the highest mountain peak scaled by a Filipino.
On May 19, The Himalayan Database published by American Alpine Club had included Romi Garduce in the list of Everest South summitteers for 2006. Although, on May 17, 2006, Leo Oracion
Leo Oracion
Heracleo Salumbides Oración reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 17, 2006, at the age of 32. He reached the summit at 3:30pm , together with 15 other climbers...
was second to reach the peak of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
by the South-Nepal, the highest mountain on Earth, and planted the Filipino flag
Flag of the Philippines
The national flag of the Philippines is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of royal blue and scarlet red, and with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist; in the center of the triangle is a golden yellow sun with eight primary rays, each containing three individual rays, which represent...
, however, another Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, was able to reach the summit and become the First Filipino to reach Mount Everest's peak from North-Tibet as affirmed by Mount Everest chronicler Elizabeth Hawley
Elizabeth Hawley
"Miss Hawley" redirects here. For other people of the same name see Hawley.Elizabeth Hawley is an American former journalist and chronicler of Himalayan expeditions. She traveled to Nepal in September 1960 and never left.She was educated at the University of Michigan...
on June 14. although mainstream media gave doubts to Abenojar's assertion.
The Himalayan DataBase published by American Alpine Club had included Dale in the list of Everest North summitteers for Spring 2006 on May 15, officially recognizing him as the 1st Filipino on top Mount Everest. (Revision on the paragraph is suggested over biographical relevance.)
Mount Everest attempt
Garduce attempted to reach the peak of Mount Everest in a mission sponsored by GMA NetworkGMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
concurrently with Leo Oracion's team, the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE) and principally sponsored by ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
. On the North side is Dale Abenojar
Dale Abenojar
Dale Sto. Tomas Abenojar is a Filipino mountaineer, an adventure sportsman and a mountain guide by profession. On May 30, 2006, he was recognized by veteran Himalayan expedition chronicler Elizabeth Hawley as "the first Filipino" to reach the summit of Mount Everest. According to Hawley Dale...
without network sponsor and corporate financial support.
On May 19, 2006, Garduce reached the summit of Mount Everest from the south ridge after Leo Oracion
Leo Oracion
Heracleo Salumbides Oración reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 17, 2006, at the age of 32. He reached the summit at 3:30pm , together with 15 other climbers...
and Erwin Emata
Erwin Emata
Erwin "Pastor" Emata is a mountain climber. Based on The Himalayan Database published by American Alpine Club, Erwin is the third Filipino to reach the peak of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Like Leo Oracion, the second Filipino to reach Mount Everest's summit, he is a member...
.
Garduce should have been in the summit on an earlier date but his sherpa
Sherpa people
The Sherpa are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. Sherpas migrated from the Kham region in eastern Tibet to Nepal within the last 300–400 years.The initial mountainous migration from Tibet was a search for beyul...
guides advised him to postpone the assault to the Everest's peak due to bad weather. Upon learning that Oracion and Emata has reached the summit, Garduce clarified that he never intended to race and felt happy for them.
After the Filipinos successfully reached Everest's peak, Sir Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...
, the first man to step in the peak of Everest, was interviewed by GMA Network in his Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
home. He congratulated the three Filipino men for their determination and gave his greatest respect to the Filipino expedition team.
On August 25, 2007, Garduce reached the summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus is an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Mt. Elbrus's peak is the highest in the Caucasus, in Russia...
(18,510 foot-high or 5,642 meters), Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
's highest peak located in the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
mountain range within Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
’s boundaries and the 4th of the 7 summits he conquered. On June 6, 2008, 9:30pm local time, Romy Garduce summit Mount Denali, Alaska his 5th of the Seven Summits.
SMS from Romy, morning of 6/12 when we asked how difficult his climb is:
"30mph windstorm and very exposed summit, and summit ridge. 2min of wind iced our faces, goggles iced inside you cant see. A teammate fell on the ridge saved by our rope yanking me out. etc. miserable, way down we have to somehow semi-rescue that member because very exhausted, keeps sliding down n falling, went back to camp 230 with no lunch, dinner and drinks as our bottles frozen solid."
The summit Mt. McKinley, known as Denali, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, is the highest peak in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, on the list of Seven Summits
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
. The Seven Summits are the highest peaks in each of the world’s seven continents. Only 3 out of their 9-man team made it to the Denali summit. Garduce climbed with a team from the American Alpine Institute (AAI). He hosted a television show in GMA named Born to be Wild
Born to be Wild (TV series)
Born to be Wild is a travel and wildlife show of GMA Network aired every Wednesday nights and hosted by Kiko Rustia and Romi Garduce. On August 4, 2010, the show began to shot in high definition format, although it still being aired in standard definition....
.
Unknown dates
- Mount Nagcarlan, LagunaLaguna provinceLaguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna almost completely surrounds Laguna de Bay,...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - Mount Daedun, South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
- Mount RokkoMount Rokkois a name of a group of mountains in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of Hyōgo 50 mountains, Kinki 100 mountains, and also one of the 300 famous mountains in Japan.- Outline :...
, KobeKobe, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Known dates
- AnnapurnaAnnapurnaAnnapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....
, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(November 1998) - K2K2K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
-ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and other countries (September 2001, reached base camp only) - PokaldePokaldePokalde Peak is a mountain peak of Nepal situated 12 km southwest of Mount Everest. Pokalde Peak is one of the shortest and easiest trekking peaks in the Everest Region...
, KhumbuKhumbuKhumbu is located in northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of the Sagarmatha Zone. Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main Khambu and Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, the other two being Solu and Pharak...
, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(October 2003) - Gokyo, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(October 2003) - Kala Pattar, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(October 2003) - Cerro Bonete, La RiojaLa Rioja Province (Argentina)La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan.-History:...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
(January 2005) - Cho OyuCho OyuCho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal...
, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
-TibetTibetTibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
(September 2005)
Romi Garduce's six of the Seven Summits
- Mount KilimanjaroMount KilimanjaroKilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level .-Geology:...
, TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, in September 2002 (highest peak in AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
) - Mount Aconcagua, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in January 2005(highest peak in South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
) - Mount EverestMount EverestMount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
-TibetTibetTibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
on May 19, 2006 (highest peak in AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
) - Mount ElbrusMount ElbrusMount Elbrus is an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Mt. Elbrus's peak is the highest in the Caucasus, in Russia...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in August 2004 (highest peak in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
) but didn't reach peak it was aborted at 5,400 m due to bad weather conditions. On August 25, 2007 he climbed Mount Elbrus again and reached its summit. - Mount Denali, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
on June 6, 2008 (highest peak in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
)
- Mount KosciuszkoMount KosciuszkoMount Kosciuszko is a mountain located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park. With a height of 2,228 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Australia...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in January, 2009 (highest peak in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
)
Future plans
Garduce is planning to complete the climb of the Seven SummitsSeven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
of the seven continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
s of the world for a cause by 2014. This includes the Carstensz Pyramid (highest peak in Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
) and Mount Vinson (highest peak in Antarctica) only one of the Seven Summits
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
left.