home sweet home =)
We are finally home!!!! All the sushi, chicken rice, bak kut teh, char kuay tiow, tim sum we dreamt of when we were in the mountains, we can finally [...]
October 2007
September 2007
Cho Oyu Summit!
(Picture: Lihui, Jane and Joanne on summit of Cho Oyu with Everest in background) The Singapore Women's Everest Team marked another successful expedition by summiting Cho Oyu (8,201m) on 23rd [...]
We’re going for the SUMMIT!!!
(Picture: Joanne decked out in oxygen mask and snow goggles) Following 3 days of well-deserved rest at Nyalam, we're back at advanced base camp, well-fed and physically recuperated! We're now [...]
Camp 2!
(Picture: Lihui jumaring the second ice cliff) We finally spent a night at Camp 2!!! Camp 2 (7000m, the height of a number of mountain summits) was extremely deserted with [...]
First Acclimatization Cycle Over!
(Picture: Team at Camp 1) We completed our first acclimatization cycle 2 days ago by spending 2 nights up at Camp 1. We reached Camp 1 on 4 Sept at [...]
August 2007
Mission Accomplished!
(Picture: Glad and relieved to have finally reached) Today was an extremely important day for us as we were due to set off on a round trip for Camp1 at [...]
Snowed in!
(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… =(
(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!
(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 [...]
Arrival at Advanced Base Camp!
(Picture: river crossing en route to ABC) We're finally at Advanced Base Camp! At about 5,660m, our campsite is built on a ridge and it took us about 5 hours [...]