Erwin Emata
Encyclopedia
Erwin "Pastor" Emata is a mountain climber. Based on The Himalayan Databasehttp://www.himalayandatabase.com/ published by American Alpine Clubhttp://www.americanalpineclub.org/, Erwin is the thirdhttp://www.himalayandatabase.com/2006%20Season%20Lists/2006%20Spring%20A10.html 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 of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE). The Himalayan DataBase published by American Alpine Club had included Leo in the list of Everest South summitteers for 2006 on May 17http://www.himalayandatabase.com/2006%20Season%20Lists/2006%20Spring%20A10.html, officially recognizing him as the 2nd Filipino on top Mount Everest.
However, Mount Everest chronicler Elizabeth Hawley
said on June 14, 2006 that another Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, is the first to summit on May 15, two days before Leo Oracion.
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.
On May 18, 2006, Emata reached the peak of Everest in about 24 hours after Oracion's ascent. He left Camp 4 of Everest and arrived at the summit in 7 hours and 49 minutes with the aid of oxygen
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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 ....
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...
, the highest mountain in the world. Like 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...
, the second Filipino to reach Mount Everest's summit, he is a member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE). The Himalayan DataBase published by American Alpine Club had included Leo in the list of Everest South summitteers for 2006 on May 17http://www.himalayandatabase.com/2006%20Season%20Lists/2006%20Spring%20A10.html, officially recognizing him as the 2nd Filipino on top Mount Everest.
However, 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...
said on June 14, 2006 that another Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, is the first to summit on May 15, two days before Leo Oracion.
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.
On May 18, 2006, Emata reached the peak of Everest in about 24 hours after Oracion's ascent. He left Camp 4 of Everest and arrived at the summit in 7 hours and 49 minutes with the aid of oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
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