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Panganiban, Mapalad reach summit of Mt. Everest

Published May 18, 2025 06:00 pm

At A Glance

  • Two more Filipino mountaineers in Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad reached the summit of Mt. Everest on Sunday, May 18.
Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad become the latest Filipinos to scale Mt. Everest. (Seven Summit Treks)
Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad become the latest Filipinos to scale Mt. Everest. (Seven Summit Treks)

Two more Filipino mountaineers in Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad reached the summit of Mt. Everest on Sunday, May 18.

Panganiban and Mapalad’s feat came a few days after Ric Rabe accomplished the daunting mission of reaching the world’s highest peak of 8,848.48 meters and the passing of Philip Santiago while preparing for his last push to the summit from Camp 4.

In a social media post, the Philippine 14 Peaks Exhibition Team, where Panganiban and Mapalad are members, thanked the public for its support and shared the feat with their fellow Filipino mountaineers.

“This victory isn’t theirs alone. Joining them in this monumental feat are two other proud Filipinos Sir Ric Rabe and the late Sir PJ Santiago II, whose unwavering spirit lives on in this triumph,” the post read.

“Sir PJ may not have reached the summit, but he gave everything for this dream with love, courage and pride for the Philippines,” it added.

The team also said “this climb was never just for them; it was for all Filipinos. To show that we can dream big, rise higher and endure together.”

Panganiban and Mapalad’s started their quest to the summit last May 14 after almost two months in the mountain, two rotations, climb preparations, glacier training and ice climbing.

Meanwhile, Rabe successfully descended to Everest Base Camp after reaching the peak on May 17.

Panganiban, Mapalad and Rabe joined the list of Filipinos who scaled Mt. Everest that include Leo Oracion (May 17, 2006), Erwin “Pastor” Emata (May 18, 2006) and Romy Garduce (May 19, 2006), Noelle Wenceslao (May 16, 2007), Carina Dayondon (May 16, 2007), Janet Belarmino (May 16, 2007) and Regidor “Regie” Pablo (May 17, 2007).

Dale Abenojar was also listed in The Himalayan Database of Mt. Everest climbers, though it was noted that his climb, reportedly dated May 15, 2006, was contested until today due to lack of video documentation.

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