El viaje de un filipino a la cima del mundo | Jeno Panganiban | TEDxSJCS Youth

El alpinista filipino Jeno Panganiban habla de la preparación que hay detrás de llegar a la cima del monte Everest. Describe años de entrenamiento, sacrificios, miedo y añoranza de casa que se esconden tras la foto en la cumbre. Según explica, el verdadero objetivo nunca fue solo llegar arriba, sino regresar a casa sano y salvo. La charla invita a pensar en el propio Everest y en los esfuerzos diarios y poco visibles que conducen a él. Panganiban es uno de los 11 filipinos que han alcanzado la cima del Everest.

• Años de entrenamiento y sacrificio antes de la cumbre
• Miedo y añoranza de casa durante la escalada
• Regresar a casa a salvo como verdadero objetivo

In this talk, Jeno Panganiban shares what really happens before someone stands on top of Mount Everest. Drawing from his own climb as a Filipino mountaineer, he talks about the years of training, sacrifice, fear, and homesickness behind the summit photo, and why the real goal was never just to reach the top but to come home safely. More than a climbing story, this talk invites us to name our own Everest and find our 4 AM: the small, unseen things we do when nobody is watching. Because whatever your Everest is, climb it anyway. A distinguished mountaineer who etched his name in history by reaching the summit of Mount Everest, he is one of only 11 Filipinos to have accomplished this extraordinary feat. Notably, he is the youngest Filipino man to summit Everest in nearly two decades—an achievement that exemplifies courage, resilience, and perseverance. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx