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

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