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382: 117: 186: 335: 155:, which is around 900 kilometers from the pole. Pang and her team reached the South Pole at around 10 am, Singapore Time, on 30 December 2009. 159: 397: 387: 218:"Fresh from Her South Pole Expedition, Mother-of-Three Sophia Pang Has Dreams of Conquering the North Pole, Too, One Day" 357: 151:
Pang underwent a five-month training program to get ready for the trip. The expedition left on 22 November 2009 from
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and she decided to apply. She eventually beat out 70 other applicants to take the spot to travel to the
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In August 2008, she found an online application for women to represent their country in
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expedition, she used to teach classes as a freelance fitness instructor.
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Singapore
Nanyang Business School
Singaporean
Singapore
South Pole
Nanyang Business School
Antarctic
Antarctica
South Pole
Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand
Jamaica
India
United Kingdom
Cyprus
Ghana
Brunei
Messner Start
Singapore Women's Hall of Fame




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"Mum of Three Sets Her Sights on South Pole"

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