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GMA Network
24-05-2025
- GMA Network
'Live the Dream 2' narrates All-Filipina team's ascent to Mt. Everest summit in 2007
The experience of the three Filipina mountaineers who joined a 2007 All-Pinay Mt. Everest expedition has been immortalized in the book 'Live the Dream 2' by expedition leader Art Valdez. During the book launch at Rockwell Center, Makati, earlier this May, members of the Philippine Mount Everest Expedition team honored the legacy of Filipinas Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commander Carina Dayondon, Petty Officer First Class Noelle Wenceslao Penetrante, and Janet Belarmino, who made up the first and only all-female expedition to traverse the legendary Mt. Everest. In addition to the unveiling of the book, the launch was also held in the same spot where the expedition was announced 21 years prior, with Dayondon and Wenceslao in attendance. 'It's been 17 years, but every time I think back to that moment on the summit, I'm reminded that our story is every Filipina's story… It's about rising above doubt, and pushing past limits you didn't know you could break,' said Dayondon. Wenceslao added, 'We didn't climb Everest to be remembered—we climbed because we believed we could. And now, we hope other women will see that they can take on their own Everest, whatever it may be.' The All-Pinay Everest Expedition was a success after the All-Pinay expedition descended from the mountain in 2007, shortly after Leo Oracion, Pastor Emata, and Romi Garduce were able to place the Philippine flag at the Everest summit in 2006. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/JCB, GMA Integrated News
India Gazette
16-05-2025
- India Gazette
Home Minister Amit Shah commends ITBP jawans for Mount Makalu summit, cleanup drive
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday congratulated the ITBP jawans for their successful expedition to Mount Makalu, the world's fifth highest peak. In his tweet, Amit Shah said, 'Congratulations to the ITBP jawans on their stellar success in summiting Mount Makalu, the fifth highest peak in the world.' He added, 'Braving extreme weather conditions, the ITBP personnel unfurled the Tiranga at the peak of the mountain and carried out a cleanliness drive inspired by PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's Swacch Bharat Abhiyan and removed 150 kg of garbage.' Amit Shah also appreciated the personnel for their courage and commitment. Meanwhile, in a landmark achievement, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) successfully scaled Mt. Makalu (8,485 m), the world's fifth highest peak, on April 19, marking the first-ever ascent of the peak by any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), the force said. The summit was part of ITBP's historic International Mountaineering Expedition to Mt. Makalu and Mt. Annapurna (8,091 m), flagged off from ITBP Headquarters in New Delhi on March 21. This dual-peak mission, a first in the force's history, showcased ITBP's enduring legacy in high-altitude operations Led by Deputy Commandant Anoop Kumar Negi, with Deputy Commandant Nihas Suresh as deputy leader, the 12-member expedition team was split into two groups of six. The Makalu group recorded an 83 per cent summit success rate, with five climbers reaching the peak around 08:15 hrs on April 19. The successful summiteers included Assistant Commandant Sanjay Kumar, Head Constable (HC) Sonam Stobdan, HC Pradeep Panwar, HC Bahadur Chand, and Constable Vimal Kumar. Meanwhile, the Annapurna team battled extreme conditions, including blizzards and whiteouts, reaching an altitude of 7,940 meters--just 150 meters shy of the summit--before retreating safely at 14:45 hrs on the same day. In line with its 'Clean Himalaya - Save Glacier' campaign, the expedition collected 150 kg of non-biodegradable waste from high-altitude camps, reinforcing ITBP's environmental commitment. With the successful ascent of Mt. Makalu, the ITBP has now scaled six of the world's 14 eight-thousanders, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Manaslu. The force has conquered a total of 229 peaks to date, underscoring its unmatched expertise and resilience in some of the harshest terrains on earth. (ANI)
CBS News
05-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
U.S. climber who survived brain tumor dies trying to scale world's fifth-highest mountain
An American climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, in the Himalayas, his expedition organizer said Monday. It was the second death of this climbing season. Alexander Pancoe, 39, died at Camp 2 of the 27,838-foot mountain Sunday evening. "He had descended after an acclimatization rotation to Camp Three, and was not feeling well," Iswari Paudel of Himalayan Guides Nepal told the AFP news agency. Paudel said that attempts were being made to bring his body down. Pancoe, an accomplished climber and graduate of Northwestern University, had survived a brain tumor when he was younger, CBS Chicago reported. He had completed the Explorer's Grand Slam, a challenge that involves climbing the highest peak on each of the seven continents and then skiing to both the North and South Pole. Pancoe survived a near-fatal fall in 2018, when a piece of rock broke off in his hand, and he hit a sharp edge, CBS Chicago reported. He badly injured his leg and suffered frostbite before crawling to get cell service and being airlifted to safety. Pancoe was recently fighting chronic myeloid leukemia and was attempting to climb Makalu to raise funds for the pediatric blood cancer program of the Lurie Children's Hospital, based in Chicago. In 2019, CBS Chicago reported that he dedicated his climb of Mount Everest to Serena Lewis, a teenager with whom he shared a special bond — they had both survived brain tumors thanks to doctors at Lurie Children's Hospital. "It's going to be a huge challenge for me — climbing at altitude is plenty hard without a chronic ailment — but I look forward to rising to the challenge," he said on his website, Peaks of Mind. Summits of Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse and Mt. Makalu, seen from summit of Gokyo Ri, at sunrise on Sept. 20, 2019. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images An Austrian climber died while descending Nepal's Ama Dablam after a successful summit last month, the first death of the summit season. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, and welcomes climbers from around the world every year during the spring and autumn climbing seasons. It has already issued nearly 500 permits for its mountains this season, including 214 for Everest.
