The Final Peak Before Everest
The Singapore Women’s Everest Team climbed Mt Cho Oyu in 2007 as a training peak and a “full dress rehearsal to climb Mt Everest”.
At 8,201m, Cho Oyu is the 6th highest mountain in the world and is considered fairly accessible because the ascent to the summit plateau is short and direct. We planned Cho Oyu because the altitude we would experience near the summit would put us in the Death zone (above 8,000m above sea level), and from there, we would be able to get an idea of how our bodies respond to the extreme altitude, and from there, better prepare ourselves for the Everest climb.
The Cho Oyu expedition was a huge success, and here, we give you a glimpse into the journey we undertook on the slopes of Cho Oyu through our expedition dispatches from the Cho Oyu base camp.”
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 eat [...]
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 Sept. [...]
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 into [...]
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 about [...]
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 6400m. [...]
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 sight [...]
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 to [...]
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 Puja [...]
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 to [...]
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 and [...]
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 were [...]
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 4370m, [...]
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 seeing [...]
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 we [...]
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 this [...]
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 in [...]