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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.
Where in the world is Kazakhstan?
This was the most common question asked of us when we made plans to climb in the Central Tienshan Range of Kazakhstan.

Kazakstan is a large, independent country and was formerly one of the Soviet Union's Central Asian Republics.

From July 22 to August 26, 2000, members of the Singapore - Latin American Everest Expedition 2001 will be training in this area as part of the pre-Everest preparations. They will also be training and instructing 5 younger climbers from Singapore who have been groomed under the CLIMB 2000 programme run by the Mountaineering Society of Singapore. This programme trains future climbers and leaders as part of the effort to develop mountaineering in Singapore.

Together, the 8 member team will conduct climbs on the Bayankol Peaks. Attempts will be made on Bayankol and Karlytoo Peaks, both in the 5,000 to 6000m range. Following this, the 3 member Everest 2001 members will make an attempt on Khan Tengri, 7,000m, a difficult and cold mountain opposite from the Bayankol Peaks.
Kazakhstan Expedition
Climbing Schedule
Despatches from Kazakhstan
4 August 2000 Inylchek base camp
22 August 2000 Just a little frost nip!
22nd July Depart SIN TK 1035 @2220hrs duration 14hrs
23rd July Arrive Istanbul @ 0720hrs dep Almaty @1715hs duration 5:20hrs
25th July Transfer to BC Karkara (2200m) - 5,6 hours
26th July Acclimatization days, treks/ascents up to 4500m
30th July Helicopter flight (35-40 min) to BC Northern Inylchek (4000m)
31st July - 1st Aug Rest at Base Camp, glacier exploration
Ice axe technique, crevasse rescue and glacier walking
2nd Aug Carry to Bayankol, Camp 1 and return
4th Aug - 6th Aug Base Camp to Camp 1
Camp1 =Acclimatization Day exercises in snow arrest, cramponing
Camp 1 to summit ( 5791m ) to Camp 1
9th Aug Move camp to Karlytoo
10th Aug Summit Karlytoo 5450m, to Camp 1
11th Aug Camp1 Karlytoo/Bayankol to Base Camp Inylchek, prepare for Khan Tengri
13th Aug Base Camp Northern to Camp 1 ( 4900m ) on Pik Chapaeva, return to Base Camp
14th Aug Carry to Camp 1
15th Aug Carry to Camp 2 ( 5900m )
17th Aug to Camp 3 ( bivvi at 6400m )
19th Aug Camp 3 to Khan Tengri summit, 7000m
20th Aug - 21st Aug Camp 3 to Camp 1
> Camp 1 to Base Camp
Tien Shan Range in Kazakhstan offers our climbers an opportunity to climb in some of the northmost mountains in Asia.
The Khan Tengri, is a mountain of hard and steep marble.
Photo Albumof the expedition.
If you have any questions or if you just like to keep in touch with the Expedition, we will be glad to receive your email.
Daniel's story. A personal reflection of the expedition.