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LOOK: 2 men with disabilities fulfill dream of summiting Mount Apo

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Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/04/15/20210415-pwd-mount-apo.jpg"/><figcaption>Angelou Revilla proudly lifts his crutch while taking a photo at the peak of Mount Apo in his climb on April 10, 2021. RIGHT: Niño Galvez does a hand stand on Mount Apo’s crater. <em>Photos from Revilla and Cesar Hernandez via Hernel Tocmo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>DAVAO CITY—Not everyone who is able-bodied or has stamina can summit Mount Apo, but recently a student born without a right leg and a man who has no legs successfully reached the Philippines&#x27; highest peak.</p><p>Seventeen-year-old Angelou Revilla thought he would never fulfill his dream to climb the top of Apo, but he did so on April 10 to 12 on a crutch.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/09/21/almost-200-kilos-of-trash-collected-in-mt-apo-park-clean-up-drive">Almost 200 kilos of trash collected in Mt. Apo park clean-up drive</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/04/15/20210415-pwd-mount-apo1.jpg"/><figcaption>Angelou Revilla at Mount Apo’s summit. <em>Photo from Revilla</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Living near the trail toward Apo in Bansalan town, Davao del Sur, it was Revilla&#x27;s dream to conquer and experience scaling the mountain.</p><p>It was his friends who motivated him to pursue his goal, despite his inborn condition, assuring him they would assist him.</p><p>&quot;I experienced cramps during the ascent to the point that I could not almost move my leg. But I was still determined because I really want to climb Mount Apo,&quot; Revilla said in his dialect. </p><p>Revilla felt proud and overjoyed that after long hours climbing and despite the difficulties, he finally reached Apo&#x27;s peak on his first try.</p><p>&quot;I may felt exhausted because of the challenging trail, but it was all worth it. I am also thankful to my close friends who did not leave me during the climb,&quot; he said. </p><p>Meanwhile, 24-year-old Niño Galvez, also of Bansalan, reached the country&#x27;s highest point last month even, despite not having both legs and a right arm.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/16/21/littering-vandalism-observed-in-denr-officials-ascent-to-mt-apo">Littering, vandalism, observed in DENR officials&#x27; ascent to Mt. Apo</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/04/15/20210415-pwd-mount-apo2.jpg"/><figcaption>Niño Galvez is carried by his friend, Julieto Benjamin, at the summit of Mount Apo. <em>Julieto Benjamin</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/04/15/20210415-pwd-mount-apo3.jpg"/><figcaption>Niño Galvez takes a photo with his friend, Cesar Hernandez, who made his dream possible in reaching the country’s highest mountain. <em>Cesar Hernandez</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Galvez summited, thanks to the help of his friends who carried him on their back throughout the trek.</p><p>&quot;I did not expect that I could still climb Mount Apo. That&#x27;s why I really thanked my friends for letting me experience it,&quot; said Galvez, who has also climbed Mounts Loay and Agkir-agkir, and Lake Holon atop Mount Melibingoy. </p><p>Galvez&#x27;s friends still invite him in mountaineering trips, which can also be watched on their YouTube channel, Pabukid ta Bai.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1661841" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Angelou Revilla and Niño Galvez did not let their physical conditions hinder them from reaching the Philippines' highest peak.</p>

Angelou Revilla and Niño Galvez did not let their physical conditions hinder them from reaching the Philippines' highest peak.

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LOOK: 2 men with disabilities fulfill dream of summiting Mount Apo

Hernel Tocmo,

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Published April 15, 2021 10:06 AM PHT

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Updated April 15, 2021 12:31 PM PHT

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