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SINGAPORE: The NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team (SWET) are acclimatising well to the conditions, as they prepare to summit the world's highest peak.
Having left for Mount Everest a month ago, the women are now 5,400 metres above sea level at Base Camp.
They underwent their first acclimatisation cycle on Monday, which was a 700-metre climb to Camp 1, and then a further 400 metres to Camp 2.
SWET Team Leader Jane Lee said that progress could not have been better. "Yeah, everyone's feeling great because we had a very good climb up there. We were actually away from Base Camp for six days and everyone's condition is very good.
"I think our acclimatisation is very good, you know, like no one's sick or no one's having AMS, so I think that's very, very good. And everyone's very healthy, so that's a good sign.
"So far, the climb has been fantastic and I'll also say that the team is very strong, so I guess now everyone's very confident. Everyone's acclimatised, so things are great."
The team will rest at Everest Base Camp for the next four to five days, before embarking on their second acclimatisation cycle to Camp 3, 7,400 metres above sea level. They expect to attain the 8,850-metre summit in three weeks.
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