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 eat to our heart’s content. Although good food and modern day comforts beckons, the team was really sad to leave ABC and the mountains.
The sherpas took down all our tents the very day we were scheduled to descend. The spots we made our home for two months became flat in minutes. It was unsettling. The beautiful views of Cho Oyu and Trong La Pass would definitely be missed.
The team would now be back to training in Bukit Timah on weekends and HDB stairs on weekdays. Our next trip would be to ice climbing in Szechuan, China in January. This would be our last training trip before we leave for everest in March.
We would also be planning a Everest Base Camp trek to visit us around April. Do email us at myjourney@womens-everest-team.com for more info or stay tuned to our website for more updates on this.
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.
