By Frank Cimatu
Inquirer Northern Luzon Bureau

BAGUIO CITY–Many are now familiar with the names Noelle Wenceslao, Carina Dayondon and Janet Belarmino, the first three Filipino women who reached the summit of Mt. Everest last summer.

But does anyone know the fourth?

Emma Paryar is the trekking agent who helped the First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition (FPMEE) in their booking and lodging. She reached only the base camp at the foot of Mt. Everest, but that is enough for her to claim that she had almost reached the top of the highest mountain in the world.

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