Filipinas, August 1st, 2006
For Romeo "Romi" Garduce, mountain climbing isn't just a hobby, it's also his way of giving back to the community and the environment.
As a Filipino mountaineer, Romeo "Romi" or "Garduch" Garduce is unique in many ways. One of his colleagues says he's a mountaineer who has shown that an "ordinary wage-earning man" could pursue a dream of reaching the world's tallest peaks without government support or private sponsors. Prior to his Mt. Everest climb, Garduce said he would "prefer to climb on my own, quietly, rather than advertise or announce my plans."
Except for his successful Mt. Everest c...
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