Leo Oracion
Leo Oración | |
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Born | Heracleo Salumbides Oración 1973 (age 50–51) Lucban, Quezon, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Other names | Leo |
Occupation | Mountaineer |
Known for | The first Filipino to reach the summit of Mt. Everest |
Spouse | Vanessa Laurence |
Children | Leamari Angela Oración Kalayaan "Kaya" Oración Lakan Tao Oración |
Leo Oración (born 1974) is a Filipino mountaineer and sportsman widely recognized as the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 17, 2006, at the age of 32. He reached the summit at 3:30 p.m. (local time), together with 15 other climbers.[1]
Early life
Oración was born in the town of
He and fellow Mount Everest summiteer Erwin Emata are also enlisted officers of the Philippine Coast Guard. He is also a member of the triathlon team, Coast Guard-Sandugo, which placed second in the Philippine adventure race, the Carrera Habagat.
Everest expedition
Oración was a member of the
Upon conclusion of his ascent, Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation awarded Oración with a summit certificate which indicated his Mount Everest summit ascent on May 17 via the south col. EverestNews.com also reported Oración's successful summit feat on its website.[6]
Oración's status as the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest has been challenged by another Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, who claims to have reached the summit from the northern side on May 15 — two days before Oración. Abenojar's claim has been registered in Mount Everest chronicler Elizabeth Hawley's Himalayan Database.[7] Abenojar also presented a certificate which claimed that he was certified by the China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) to have summitted Everest via the North Col on May 15, 2006, at 10:45 a.m. Beijing time (or 8:45 a.m. Nepal time). However, he wasn't among the climbers that EverestNews.com reported to have summitted the mountain from the northern side on that date.[6]
See also
- Dale Abenojar
- Erwin Emata
- Romeo Garduce
References
- ^ "Himalayan Database Expedition Archives of Elizabeth Hawley". Himalayandatabase.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- GMA News. May 17, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Papa, Alcuin (May 18, 2006). "Pinoy on top of the world". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Eric M. (1995). "The First Lunar Landing – Corrected Transcript and Commentary". NASA. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Calipayan, Mitchelle P. (May 18, 2006). "Celebrations as 3rd Filipino reaches top of Mt. Everest". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "NEWSFLASH Everest South Side: Heracleo "Leo" Oracion summits Everest but at 3.30 pm Nepal Time". EverestNews.com. May 17, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Chronicler says Abenojar made it to top of Everest - INQ7.net". September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006.