Celebrate with us! We have conquered Mt. Whitney through strong winds (brrr), cardiac switchbacks (hika, hika) and rough trails (ouch) work.  Mt. Whitney was our "end of the millennium high" and for next year, to welcome the new millennium, we are heading to Mt. Rainier or Mt. St. Helens in Washington state.  So spread the word to everyone............September 2000 in the Cascades! 

Final list of daring participants: 

        From Southern California 
 1. Ver Penaranda (Team Leader) - "Malapit lang yan...oops, malayo pa pala, hehehe..." 
 2. Let Querubin - "Last night, I couldn't get to sleep at all...no, no, no..." 
 3. Vincent Balagot - "It takes your breath away literally and figuratively." 
 4. Noel Guinto (Inducted at Mt. Whitney, sponsored by Let Querubin) - 
 "Hello, pwede po kay...Na-develop na ba..." 
 5. Dope Doplito - "LASALLISTA conquers Mt. Whitney again!" 
 6. Merci Javier - "TioPaeng! Matutulog na ako!" 

         From Northern California 
 7. Albert Nessia - "Wow, chalap, chalap (slurp)." 
 8. Chito Manansala - "My head! It hurts! Lambanog muna tayo." 
 9. Jimmy Saclayan - "Araykupo! Naririto na rin ako, itutuloy ko na!" 
 10. Mo Bolger - "No riverdancing for me this year, not enough firewater." 

         From the Philippines 
 11. Banny Hermanos - "I'm finally in America...para akong nasa states." 
 12. Jun Feliciano - "whit..neyno?" 
 13. Danny Montaniel - "Switchbacks aka zigzags, makes the climb easier and 
 safer." 
 14. Beth Montaniel - "Masarap maging sweeper, hindi halatang mabagal 
 umakyat." 

         From Hong Kong 
 15. Vincent Christian (last minute replacement) - "Just take it slow and easy. Breathe deep, in and out and in..." 

 Thank you all. Had a grand time at the peak.