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Breast cancer survivor Irina Karpova, 50, went on a group trek in Kyrgyzstan in July 2024 to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF IRINA KARPOVA
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SINGAPORE – Less than six months after her first mountain trek, Ms Irina Karpova dreams of returning to the high passes of Kyrgyzstan.
“You can’t believe how different the air is there,” says the 50-year-old housewife. She was born in Kazakhstan and moved to Singapore in late 2019 with her husband, who works in a construction company, and their two children.
