Dingboche (4200m)
(Picture: Enroute from Deboche to Dingboche) We arrived at Dingboche yesterday and we’ll be headed for Loboche Base Camp tomorrow. The weather has been kind to us, safe from the [...]
March 2009
Snowed in at Namche!
(Picture: Reading the map enroute to Namche) On our last day in Kathmandu, we woke up bright and early at 4am to catch the first domestic flight to Lukla (2820m). [...]
Hello from Kathmandu!
(Picture: Our 33 duffel bags from Singapore arrived, much to our relief) THANK YOU for the resounding send-off at the airport! Our patron, sponsors, family and friends have moved us [...]
We’re ONE Day Away!
(Picture: Luggage Check-In) Singapore (highest point: 163m) After more than 1700 days of waiting, we only have one day left to go to the greatest climb of our lives—Mount Everest. [...]
October 2007
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 [...]
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 [...]