First Filipina: Noelle Wenceslao

11.20.2007

Noelle Wenceslao

Noelle Wenceslao
AKA Noelle Cristina M. Wenceslao

1st Filipina to climb the highest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest (2007)
1st Filipina and 1st Southeast Asian woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in Nepal (2007)
1st Filipina, 1st Asian, 1st woman in the world to ascend on Mt. Everest's north side from Tibet and descend on the south side in Nepal (2007)

QUOTE
"There, I felt like I was on top of the world. Then I started to worry: How do I get down? I was terrified because I’m scared of heights."

DATE OF BIRTH
1980

FATHER: Peewee Wenceslao
MOTHER: Priscilla

USEFUL LINKS

Pinay climbers: Our team gave us strength
3 Pinays finish Everest traverse, make history
PGMA hails feat of 3 Pinay conquerors of Everest
Heroes welcome for 3 Coast Guard Super Pinays
Pinay climbers conquer Mt. Everest
Noelle Wenceslao
It's the women's turn to scale Everest

Did you know...

...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?

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