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Historic Success for NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team
Five years of preparation, training and fund-raising paid off when the NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team (NATAS-SWET) put the first Singaporean women on the top of the world. On 20th May 2009, the first summit team saw success when members Lee Lihui, Esther Tan and team leader Jane Lee stood [...]
NATAS-SWET placed two more members on Everest Summit
(Picture:Â Joanne Soo, member of NATAS-SWET on the top of Mt Everest on 22 May 2009, 5.31am) On 22 May 2009, the NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team added to their historic success by placing two more members on the summit of Mt Everest, the highest peak on earth at 8850m. Joanne [...]
NATAS-SWET reached Everest Summit!
(Picture:Â Jane Lee, leader of the NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team reached the summit of Mt Everest on 20 May 2009, at 4.43am) On 20 May 2009, a historic feat for Singapore was achieved when the NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team reached the summit of Mt. Everest, the highest peak on [...]
Weather Lets Up – Everest Summit, Here We Come!
(Picture:Â Clearing the snow from our tents) After a bout of turbulent weather which saw Everest Base Camp covered in 7cm-thick snow, the weather finally looks set for a summit window. Our tents at Everest Base Camp covered in snow that fell through the night The last couple of [...]
Jet Stream Complicates First Summit Attempt
The team's summit attempts have been postponed, due to weather changes. The weather window we were aiming for on the 11th and 12th of May got smaller, due to winds picking up as jet stream passed over the top of Mt. Everest. As stronger winds picked up in both the [...]