(Picture: 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 earth which stands at 8850m. Lee Li Hui age 27, Esther Tan age 26 and Jane Lee age 25 of the NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team stepped on the top of the world at 3.45am, 3.54am and 4.43am respectively – Nepal time, making the team the first Singaporean women to reach the world’s tallest mountain. The second summit team are currently on the way from camp 2 to camp 3 and they plan to go for the summit on 22 May.
The second team consists Joanne Soo and Lee Peh Gee. The third member Sim Yihui experienced chest pains while on the way up the Khumbu icefall and had to turn around. She is well and currently back at basecamp.
Esther Tan and Lee Li Hui of the NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team reached the summit of Mt Everest on 20 May 2009, at 3.54am and 3.45am respectively
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.
