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Dad wants five-year-old son to be youngest Singaporean to reach Everest Base Camp

Mr Zikri Ali, 41-year-old who is self-employed, and his five-and-a-half year old son Abyan Irkiz Xie Jun Feng training along a steep slope at Bukit Timah Hill on Dec 11, 2023.

Feature on people in Singapore aiming for big goals in 2024: Mr Zikri Ali is climbing to Everest Base Camp with his 5-year-old son.

Mr Zikri Ali, who runs a yoga school, with five-year-old son Abyan at Bukit Timah Hill, one of their training spots.

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Venessa Lee

SINGAPORE – When Mr Zikri Ali, 41, read an online article about the youngest Singaporean to reach base camp at Mount Everest, he thought: “My son can do that.”

Despite naysayers, his wife War War Lwin Tun shares his confidence in their five-year-old son, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz. The couple, who run a yoga school together, also have a 10-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son.

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