Jane Lee, team leader of the Singapore Women's Everest Team, said:
"Few people believe that a group of women can stick together for so
long to climb a mountain, and I think fewer people believe that a
group of women are capable of climbing a mountain together.
"But I feel that our string of successful expeditions have proven
that as a team, we are performing and we are capable. And as the
first women Everest team, we will make it next year when we go up
Mount Everest."
Honestly speaking, this quote is a bit of a turn-off for me.
I have no objections to people who want to pursue excellence in
sport . If this team had wanted to climb the mountain purely
'Because it's there' (in the words of the legendary climber George
Mallory), I would probably support them. Gender is not an issue
here. I don't doubt that women can do it, and indeed, women have
conquered Everest before.
But right now, with this quote from the team leader, to me it
looks more like some sort of stunt for the sake of showing that
women can climb Mount Everest together.
I would donate to sporting excellence, but I wouldn't donate to
stunt attempts.
