of singapore's all-women team successfully summit mt everest

Singapore's all-women team successfully summit Mt Everest: Lee Li Hui, Esther Tan and Jane Lee reached the world's tallest mountain early this morning.

The NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team is literally on top of the world after reaching the summit of Mount Everest

27-year-old Lee Li Hui, 26-year-old Esther Tan and 25-year-old Jane Lee reached the world's tallest mountain standing at 8850m early Wednesday morning.

After five years of planning and training, they are now the first Singaporean women to conquer Mount Everest.

Read more at Republic Polytechnic's weblog

Jane Lee does RP proud: The Singapore women Everest team have made it! They have reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, 8,850 metres above sea level. Lee Li Hui, 27, Esther Tan, 26, and Jane Lee, 25, stepped on the top of the world at 3.45am, 3.54am and 4.43am Wednesday Nepal time respectively, 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.

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