Leo Oracion: First Filipino who conquered the summit of Mt. Everest Born: Heracleo Salumbides Oración 1974 (age 39–40) Lucban, Quezon, Philippines Nationality: Filipino Other names: Leo Occupation: Mountaineer Leo Oracion (born 1974) reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 17, 2006, at the age of 32. He reached the summit at 3:30pm (local time), together with 15 [1] other climbers. He is a sportsman from the town of Lucbán, province of Quezon, Philippines. Oración was a member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition, whose quest to conquer Everest was supported by the ABS-CBN television network, among other entities.[2] Oración however reached the summit separately apart from his other teammates. Oración is a Philippine triathlete who has won various adventure races. Recently, his team Coastguard-Sandugo placed second in the Philippines adventure race, the Carrera Habagat. Prior to adventure racing, Oración worked as a lifeguard at the Shangri-La Hotel in Mactan Island, Cebu. He quit his job to pursue his passion full-time. Along with Emata, he is currently an enlisted officer at the Philippine Coast Guard.
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