Women On Top

22 May, 2009 Sports

The NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team – NATAS SWET – created history when the first group conquered the world’s tallest mountain on Wednesday morning, 20 May. Ms Lee Li Hui, 27, Ms Esther Tan, 26, and Ms Jane Lee, 25 arrived at 3.45am, 3.54am and 4.43am on Wednesday Nepal time respectively, making them the first Singaporean women to conquer Everest, 8,850 metres above sea level.
(ST link, CNA link)

Photo source NATA SWET

The second group reached the summit of Mount Everest on Friday morning, 22 May. Team members Joanne Soo, 39, and Lee Peh Gee, 32, made summit at 5.31am and 5.56am, respectively.
(ST link, CNA link)