Hurrah for 1-2-3 Everest feat!

I know my reaction is delayed, but after seeing the Everest 2D movie at SM Mall of Asia's iMAX, I couldn't help but get wowed by what they did. I'm a mountaineer and have seen my fair share of dangers and scary moments...

- trecking alone for 3 hours up Mt.Banahaw after being dropped by the lead group and being too far ahead of the sweepers (it was only my second climb)
- almost falling off a coconut tree bridge into a ravine, also in Mt.Banahaw
- almost getting hit by a bowling ball-size rock going up to Tarak
- getting stepped on the face by Carol and made into a human foot hold while climbing the "wall" at Mt. Makiling.
- crashing my bike going down Sta. Rosa (not hiking, but scary still)

... but what these guys did was nothing short of heroic(and crazy!). Remember it wasn't only just climbing the highest mountain on earth, but they also climbed on ice, crevaces and into thin air (at 26,000 feet, the air is too thin that your body slowly eats itself up, thus called The Death Zone). Note: The Sherpas say if you fall into a crevace deep enough, you end up in America!

So congratulations to Leo Oracion, Pastor Emata, Romy Garduce, and yes, Dale Abenojar(If he did summit) for climbing Mt.Everest! Come back home safe!