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The expedition was one of the top success stories in sports for the year.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335981 [Title] => Garduce: Everest ascent matter of time [Summary] => Weather permitting, UP mountaineer Romeo "Romi" Garduce said he will finally launch his daring assault of the Mt. Everest summit in the next few days, hoping to complete the job in about a week and thus become the first Filipino to do the feat.
In a video satellite interview with local sportswriters at GMA Center yesterday, Garduce said hes done with the acclimatization climbs and hes now waiting for good weather to begin the final phase of his historic climb of the highest mountain in the world.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 330531 [Title] => Going BEYOND: Personal glory [Summary] => The spotlight is now focused on seasoned mountaineer Romi Garduce as he continue his quest not for personal glory, but rather his personal way of uplifting the lives of some of his less-fortunate countrymen.
Aiming at being the first Filipino to reach the summit of the famed Himalayan's Greatest - Mount Everest, Garduce teams up with network giant GMA NETWORK, INC. and The Northface, world-renowned manufacturer of expedition gear.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Entertainment [SectionUrl] => cebu-entertainment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185034 [Title] => Smart phonecall from Everest: will you marry me? [Summary] => "It was a very cold morning when we started to go to the top. At 4 a.m., the temperature was around -20 degrees and we were in total darkness. [DatePublished] => 2002-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) ) )
The expedition was one of the top success stories in sports for the year.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335981 [Title] => Garduce: Everest ascent matter of time [Summary] => Weather permitting, UP mountaineer Romeo "Romi" Garduce said he will finally launch his daring assault of the Mt. Everest summit in the next few days, hoping to complete the job in about a week and thus become the first Filipino to do the feat.
In a video satellite interview with local sportswriters at GMA Center yesterday, Garduce said hes done with the acclimatization climbs and hes now waiting for good weather to begin the final phase of his historic climb of the highest mountain in the world.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 330531 [Title] => Going BEYOND: Personal glory [Summary] => The spotlight is now focused on seasoned mountaineer Romi Garduce as he continue his quest not for personal glory, but rather his personal way of uplifting the lives of some of his less-fortunate countrymen.
Aiming at being the first Filipino to reach the summit of the famed Himalayan's Greatest - Mount Everest, Garduce teams up with network giant GMA NETWORK, INC. and The Northface, world-renowned manufacturer of expedition gear.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Entertainment [SectionUrl] => cebu-entertainment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185034 [Title] => Smart phonecall from Everest: will you marry me? [Summary] => "It was a very cold morning when we started to go to the top. At 4 a.m., the temperature was around -20 degrees and we were in total darkness. [DatePublished] => 2002-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) ) )
By Joaquin M. Henson | December 26, 2006 - 12:00am