Aired (December 29, 2023): Another check off her bucket list! Let’s get to know Carina Dayondon's journey on her way up, climbing the highest mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal, Mt. Everest.
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00:00 Only a few Filipinos are members of an exclusive club that is visited by many.
00:06 The Mountaineers of Seven Summits, let's meet one of them.
00:10 2007, he is one of the three Filipinas who climbed the highest mountain on the planet, Mount Everest.
00:25 2018, the first Filipino to climb the highest point in all seven continents,
00:31 was the tactical officer of the Philippine Coast Guard, Karina Dayondon.
00:35 The mountains of success were destroyed, but the mountains of greatness were also passed.
00:42 We trained for three years before we climbed Mount Everest.
00:46 When we went to Mount Everest, it's an alpine mountain, so it's very cold.
00:52 We're not used to it yet. Of course, the worst thing is that we will die because the high altitude is really killing us.
01:00 We want to show to the whole Philippines how our unity and teamwork can do something that seems impossible.
01:06 And that impossible is Mount Everest.
01:09 Aside from the physical challenges, there are also many changes in the heart.
01:14 We didn't expect that it's not easy to find sponsors here in the Philippines to meet the needs of money.
01:24 We thought of looking for a discount or solution to overcome those challenges.
01:31 When she climbed the last summit in Antarctica,
01:35 I was there when the airplane landed, I already touched the snow in Antarctica.
01:41 I was really crying and thankful to God that the journey for the second summit of the Philippines is over.
01:50 Unexpectedly, the weather became bad.
01:56 So we were trapped there for 10 days.
01:59 We also reached there on Christmas.
02:02 We were climbing a block of snow, then we made a Christmas tree,
02:08 we made an Eskimo, wow, it's like you got the feel of being inside an Eskimo.
02:15 So, it was a beautiful experience.
02:18 Despite everything, Karina is happy with what she learned.
02:23 There's nothing impossible to be achieved by the Mount Everest.
02:26 As long as we are strong, determined, prayerful, the Filipino can do it.
02:34 Long live, Karina. We chose you to climb the Mount Everest because you showed the strength and perseverance of all Filipinos.
02:41 Thank you.
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