About SWET

The Singapore Women’s Everest Team formed in 2004 and aimed to send the first team of Singaporean women to the world’s highest peak. Following a rigorous 5 year training schedule, we successfully reached the summit of Mt. Everest in May 2009, placing 5 Singapore women on the top of the world.

August 2007

Snowed in!

2017-07-29T10:23:38+00:00August 30th, 2007|Cho Oyu 2007|

(Picture: Crampon fitted onto our mountaineering boots) Once again, our original plan for the day was waylaid by another bout of heavy snowfall. There seems to be no end in [...]

A Sad Day… =(

2017-07-29T10:23:38+00:00August 29th, 2007|Cho Oyu 2007|

(Picture: Setting off for Lake Camp with our dome-shaped dining tent in the background) This morning, we set off for an acclimatization climb yet again (there is simply no end [...]

Puja at ABC!

2017-07-29T10:23:38+00:00August 27th, 2007|Cho Oyu 2007|

(Picture: Participants of the Puja throwing rice and tsampa flour...) This morning, we participated in a ritual we had heard and read so much about, the traditional “Puja” ceremony. The [...]

We’re at Tingri!

2017-07-29T10:23:38+00:00August 21st, 2007|Cho Oyu 2007|

(Picture: Recording Li Hui's O2 sat and heart rate) We have moved on, right on schedule to Tingri this morning after a 4-hr drive. Tingri, at a height of approximately [...]

Hello from Zhangmu!

2017-07-29T10:23:38+00:00August 18th, 2007|Cho Oyu 2007|

(Picture: Peh Gee setting up comms) Our mobile satellite modem works! We're uploading this from a tiny 5-person room in Zhangmu, Tibet. We crossed the border from Nepal into Tibet [...]

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