Crowd awed by Singapore women’s Everest stories
Singapore's first all-women's team that summited the highest mountain in the world in May this year held their first public sharing session at the National Library.
Singapore's first all-women's team that summited the highest mountain in the world in May this year held their first public sharing session at the National Library.
Joanne Soo, 39, and Lee Peh Gee, 32, made it to the top of Mt Everest to complete their team's quest of putting a Singaporean woman on the top of the world's highest mountain.
Lee Li Hui, 27, Esther Tan, 26, and Jane Lee, 25, made history when they became the first Singaporean women to summit Mt Everest.
The Khumbu Icefall is the first section of the Everest climb, where large blocks of ice form an ever-moving glacier. This proves to be one of the trickiest bits of the climb before climbers even reach Camp 1 (6,100m).
First acclimatization cycle complete! We're currently at Everest Base Camp (5300m) as we bring you this update. After close to 5 years of preparation, we're finally here!