At the Chinese Base Camp…
(Picture: Descending from our acclimatization climb up to 5560m!) Today is the third day since our arrival at the Chinese Base Camp (4,870m). This campsite is situated on relatively open [...]
August 2007
More Happenings from Tingri!
(Picture: Us at on a rock outcrop during our acclimatization climb) We had our third acclimation climb this morning, up a knoll a little way off from the lodge we [...]
We’re at Tingri!
(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 [...]
Second Acclimatization Climb up to 4200m
(Picture: Descending back towards Nyalam) We had an early start on this morning's acclimatization climb up a high ridge to get more acclimatization training and also with the hopes of [...]
Greetings from Nyalam
(Picture: On summit ridge) Greetings from Nyalam! We are now at 3,655m and will be here for 2 nights until we move on to Tingri, the last 'town' before [...]
Hello from Zhangmu!
(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 [...]
Finally departing for Cho Oyu!
(Picture: Team at Changi Airport before departure) Finally, after more than a year since our last climb on Mustagh Ata in Xinjiang, China, we are departing to climb Cho Oyu [...]
Mission
Cho Oyu - the final training peak before Everest The objectives of the expedition are to: 1. Increase female participation in the Singapore mountaineering scene 2. Provide a platform [...]