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‘I would never return to Everest’: S’porean mountaineers who made the climb recall how tough it was
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Mountaineers at Mount Everest in Nepal in May 2021. Crowds are back after the pandemic, with the majority attempting to scale the mountain between April and June.
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SINGAPORE – Fighting heavy snowfall and gusty winds, Singaporeans Edwin Siew and Khoo Swee Chiow, accompanied by four Nepalese Sherpas, reached the summit of Mount Everest just after 8am on May 25, 1998.
The build-up to the 25th anniversary of the feat on Thursday has been overshadowed by the news of missing Singaporean climber Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya.
