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A Glimpse to the Filipino Mountaineer's Journey: Romi Garduce's conquest of The Seven Summits

(Photo Courtesy of Romi Garduce's blogspot)

Filipino mountaineer and environmentalist, Romi Garduce. Is the first Filipino who has climbed the seven summits. It took him a decade to fulfill his wish and have managed to climb them all because for him, conquering the seven summits is a life commitment. 

(Photo courtesy of Favre-Leuba)

Romi Garduce, or commonly known as Garduch to his mountaineering friends. Is the first Filipino who has conquered the seven summits of the world. Which are: Africa’s Kilimanjaro, Europe’s Mount Elbrus, Denali of North America, Mount Aconcagua of South America, Asia’s Mount Everest, The Vinson Massif in Antarctica, Australia’s Mount Kousciuszko and Jaya Peak. 

According to his interview in the Jovial Wanderer in September of 2012, “as an alpine climber, one must be self-reliant, toting all items needed for food, shelter, and safety while going up a mountain. He also highlights how significant it is to be physically fit and mentally prepared prior to climbing. And upon climbing Mount Everest, Garduce encountered a mini-avalanche. On October 22 of 2014, Garduce posted on his blog regarding the incident that took place in Annapurna, Nepal. That claimed almost 30 lives and which happened to coincide with his aborted trek.

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'Wag mag-alala.  Masama akong damo. Over

Romi Garduce on the summit of Mt. Everest, the first Filipino climber to make it to all seven summits (Translation:  “Don’t worry.  I’m a bad weed.  Over.”) 

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I was told that the genuine bookworm is one who broadens his horizons and reads out of his comfort zone. No matter how uninteresting a material is, you just read from start to finish. I have stayed true to that aphorism, not for wanting of being staked out as a worm, but honestly just because I run out of good stuff to read from cheap booksale outlets. But damn if it ain’t so refreshing to sometimes splurge and read stuff from INSIDE my comfort zone! I had to sit down outside of R.O.X. at Texas Roadhouse Grill and at least nibble on something in order to browse a little and contain my excitement.

Hope to come back for a full review of this. I’m only at page 20 now and yet my heart has gone aflame. Utterly, unbelievably inspiring.

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Romi Garduce is only 3,600 feet —less than a mile— away from making history.

  After arriving at high camp on January 4, Garduce told GMA News that his team will only rest a day before going for the final climb to the summit.  

  Garduce arrived at the high camp of Vinson Massif, 12,400 feet above sea level on the highest mountain in Antarctica Wednesday, January 4. The expedition is the last out of seven for the Filipino mountaineer. If successful, he will be the first Filipino to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents.

  Garduce told GMA News via satellite phone that he arrived at the Vinson Massif base camp on Friday, December 30, after riding a Russian Cargo Aircraft. Riding the aircraft is a unique experience on its own, he said, as this is the only kind of plane that can land on glaciers. 

  "Good thing, medyo ok ngayon pagdating sa weather at saka sa ice condition. Ngayon and past several days maganda yung panahon, as in walang ulap, walang hangin gaano and the forecast for the next few days medyo maganda pa rin. Maganda ang weather," said Garduce in his update via satellite phone Tuesday (January 3).

  Garduce also talked about the trials he faced in his ascent.

  "Ang problema lang dito ay kung kakayanin ang hirap na umakyat. May mga sugat-sugat sa katawan na kailangang ayusin, kasi medyo blistering yung activity na kailangan gawin. (Ang problema lang), feeling namin kulang yung pagkain kasi mabilisang akyatan. Iba pa rin ang ikaw ang nagluluto at nagdadala ng sarili mong pagkain. (Pero) minor lang lahat (ng problema) so far," shared Garduce.

  Garduce started his quest to finish the seven summits in 2002, when he reached the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, followed by South America's Mt. Aconcagua in 2005; Asia's Mt. Everest in 2006; Europe's Mt. Elbrus in 2007; North America's Mt. McKinley in 2008; and Asia's Carstenz Pyramid in 2011.