Carina Dayondon, 1st Filipina to complete ‘Seven Summits’ climb

MANILA, Philippines — Filipina mountaineer Carina Dayondon has completed the Seven Summits climb, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Friday.

In a Facebook post, PCG said Dayondon is the first Filipina to finish the task of climbing the seven highest mountains in seven continents.

Congratulations LTJG Carina Dayondon PCG, the first Filipina who completed the task of climbing the 7 Summits.LTJG…

Posted by Tanod Baybayin on Thursday, December 20, 2018

Dayondon conquered the seven highest mountains — Mount Denali in North America (2006), Mount Everest in Asia (2007), Mount Elbrus in Europe (2013), Mount Kosciuszko in Australia (2014), Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa (2015), Mount Aconcagua in South America (2018) and Mount Vinson Massif in Antartica (2018).

Aside from being an adventurer, Dayondon is also a Lieutenant Junior Grade in PCG./lb