Career
He reached the summit at 3:30pm (local time), together with 15 other climbers. He is a sportsman from the town of Lucbán, province of Quezon, Philippines. Oración however reached the summit separately apart from his other teammates.
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-Louisiana 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. However, Mount Everest chronicler Elizabeth Hawley said on June 14, 2006 that another Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, is the first to summit on May 15, two days before Leo Oracion.
Consequently, The Himalayan DataBase published by American Alpine Club had included Dale in the list of Everest North summitteers for Spring 2006 on May 15.
Oración is the 2,740th Everest summiteer. In contrast, Dale Abenojar is the 2,614th Everest summiteer. Both Abenojar and Oracion are in the full list of the 3,050 successful ascents of Mount Everest from 1953 to 2006.
In contrast, Abenojar was certified by the China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) to have summitted Everest via the North Colonel on May 15, 2006 at 10:45 Department of Administration and Management Beijing time, or 8:45 Department of Administration and Management Nepal time.
The Himalayan DataBase published by American Alpine Club had included Leo in the list of Everest South summitteers for 2006 on May 17, officially recognizing him as the 2nd Filipino on top Mount Everest. The same Everest DataBase had included Dale in the list of Everest North summitteers for Spring 2006 on May 15, officially recognizing him as the 1st Filipino on top Mount Everest.
