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Welcome to David Lim's website on Singapore mountaineering expeditions to Everest, Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, The Tien Shan and the greater Himalayas. Scroll down for information , dispatches and pictures.
Alpinism in the land of the Ayatollahs. Join David and Grant in a Jun06alpine climbing buffet in the Alborz mountains in Iran, followed by an ascent the long northeast ridge of Damavand ( 5671m), Asia's highest volcano. The climbs were featured in the June07 edition of Action Asia magazine
First Southeast-Asian team to summit virgin peaks. Follow the MacCoffee Tien Shan Expedition 2005 to Kazakhstan for historic adventures on 3 summits
The 3rd solo ever on the world's highest volcano, Ojos Del Salado 6893m via Argentina.David's record-setting climb in 2005 included an ascent of Cerro Medusa.
Nike Timing's Fuji Climb, Winter 2004. David, Ting Sern and Masaharu give a shot at climbing Mt Fuji in the depths of winter
Voltaren Kilimanjaro Challenge 2004. Four disabled mountaineers tackle the Western Breach route in heavy snow conditions. Meet Jamie, a quadruple amputee!
See the photo gallery! Mt Elbrus, Europe's Summit (5642m). Read about this windy climb in Russia, led by Dave for South Col Adventures in July 2003.
Mountain of the Star Expedition 2003: An all disabled mountaineers' climb of Mexico's volcanoes by Wong Ting Sern and David Lim. L: Luis, high on the Espinosa Route on Orizaba (5700m); Mexico's highest peak.
ASCENT 8000: Climbs in Spring 2002 on Shishapangma (8046m) and Cho Oyu (8201m) by disabled climber David Lim.
A two-man attempt to climb, back-to-back, two 8000m peaks without the use of bottled oxygen.
Summit climb of Mera Central Peak 6461m, March 2002. Warming up for two 8000m peaks on one of Nepal's most popular 6000m peaks in the quiet Hinku Valley
Climbing Mt Ararat, 5165m in Turkey, August 2001 - a rare and special climb up the biblical legend
Join the South Col Adventures team and David Lim on this journey to Eastern Anatolia
L: Faye Lee triumphant on the top
The Singapore-Latin American Everest Expedition in 2001 to the north ridge, Tibet. Join David and friends on a day to day account of an international expedition, and its dramatic conclusion. The expedition set new altitude records by climbers from Singapore as well as changing mindsets as to the limitations of disabled people.
Chile, Atacama Desert. and the High Andes, Jan 2001. Gil, David, Jorge and TingSern worked out on Cerro Plomo and Ojos Del Salado.
Tien Shan, Jul 2000. David, Wilfred and Roz with the CLIMB 2000 team training on Bayankol and Karly Tau peaks in Kazakstan
Feb 2000. David and Wilfred make the first all-Singapore ascent of Aconcagua (6962m) via the Polish Traverse and in alpine-style.

READ: The 28pp excerpt on the Aconcagua expedition; taken from David Lim's new book AGAINST GIANTS.

Welcome to David Lim's website on mountaineering expeditions to Everest, Shishapangma, Elbrus, Kilimanajaro, Aconcagua, The Tien Shan and the greater Himalayas. Visit for information, dispatches and pictures.
Check out the 2005 Ojos Del Salado solo climb by David Lim - via the Argentinian Route
EXPEDITION SCHEDULE
31st Dec 2000 Leave Singapore.
31st Dec 2000 (1130pm) Arrive in Santiago.
1st Jan 2001 Zzz...zzz..zzz... (Ting Sern needs his sleep!).
2nd Jan 2001 Prepare for Cerro Plomo and/or Volcan San Jose.
3rd Jan - 8th Jan 2001 Attempt to climb Cerro Plomo and/or Volcan San Jose (acclimatisation climb).
9th Jan 2001 Drive to Capiapo (800km north of Santiago).
10th Jan - 19th Jan 2001 Attempt to climb Ojos del Salado (and maybe one nearby volcano, if time permits).
20th Jan 2001 Return to Santiago.
21st Jan 2001 Leave Santiago.
23rd Jan 2001 Arrive in Singapore.
Expedition Chile
Ojos Del Salado, distant left
JOINT SINGAPORE AND LATIN AMERICAN TEAM TACKLE CHILEAN VOLCANOES

Members of the Singapore Latin American Everest Expedition 2001 are to be reunited in Chile during the Expedition’s major warm-up climb prior to the Everest climb in 2001.

The joint team comprises:

Gil Piekarz ( Brazil )
Jorge Cambiaso ( Argentina )
David Lim ( Singapore )
Wong Ting Sern ( Singapore )

The main objectives of the Chile climb are:
- create greater team rapport prior to the Everest climb
- field test the Canon digital cameras , Apple laptops and NERA satellite telephone and email and weather linkups (provided by Meteorological Service Singapore)
- climb at least 2 Chilean summits including Ojos Del Salado , 6880m, a major South American peak

Other team members Tok Beng Cheong and Mohd Rozani were unable to secure leave to join the expedition to Chile.
Read the reports from Chile and get a first hand exposure on the high mountains of Chile.
Picture story of the expedition.
The mountains that we are attempting are...

CERRO PLOMO
Can be seen from Santiago as a curving ice-cap. Height is 5,424m, and normally takes 4 days to climb. It makes a fine acclimatisation ascent with easy access. The summit was reached by the Incas. A mummy was found buried near the summit in 1954 - the first such discovery.

OJOS DEL SALADO
Ojos del Salado ("The source of the salt river") is the highest mountain in Chile and also the highest active volcano in the world, with active fumaroles in the crater SW of the summit. It is also the second highest in the Americas (after Aconcagua).

It lies 240 km East of Capiapo (which is 800km North of Santiago). The summit is at 6864m and normally takes 6 days to ascend and descend. We will only attempt this major South American peak only after we are well acclimatised because it is possible to start the climb at an altitude of 5200m.

Right at the top of the summit is a 60m high rock tower which must be climbed with care - the wind and altitude plays havoc with judgement.