An all-disabled mountaineers' ascent of Pico de Orizaba, 5700m, also known as the Mountain of the Star - Mexico's highest peak and North America's 3rd highest mountain
In Aid of the Society for the Physically Disabled

The Team
The Team
About The Expedition
Climbing Schedule
About Orizaba
Supporters
Society for the Physically Disabled
Mr David Lim, 38:

Owns a business specialising in leadership and motivational seminars. David suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome ( GBS ) in 1998 and is now partially disabled in his left hand and both legs. His right leg below the knee is non-functional. Singapore's most prolific mountaineer with climbing experience on steep ice, alpine routes, big wall and expeditionary climbs. Amongst his 40 alpine ascents and climbs worldwide are

Everest 1998 - Leader, 1st Singapore expedition, Southeast Ridge
Everest 2001 - Leader, Singapore-Latin American expedition, North Ridge

David has summitted on many major expeditions, some of which were:

Aconcagua-,6962m, 2000. 1st all-Singapore ascent of highest peak of the Americas,
Dhaulagiri VII, 7246m, 1996. 1st 7000m summitted by a Singapore team
Cho Oyu, 8201m, 1997. 1st 8000m peak summitted by a Singapore team

David also currently runs the Central Singapore CDC Youth Adventure Programme, From 1999 - 2000, he administered the CLIMB 2000 national mountaineering programme.

He is Singapore’s first professional mountaineer.

Get David to be your keynote speaker at company retreats, regional conferences or annual kick-offs.

David has given more than 100 corporate and organisational presentations from Singapore to Sweden.

Think about participating in unique outdoor learning and team-building programmes.

Look here for more details about David's unique presentations such as Getting To the Summit or Keeping the Fires Burning

Hear what his clients are saying!

Mr Wong Ting Sern, 44:

Works as a technical manager in an airline company. Ting Sern is partially disabled from infant cerebral palsy and affected by loss of hearing, a speech impediment and balance problems. Despite his serious physical shortcomings, Mr Wong’s climbs have included:

Mount McKinley, 6194m, 1982. USA. First Singapore ascent of North America's highest peak
Mount Foraker 1982 Infinite Spur, a technical route on a challenging Alaskan peak ( USA ),
Naya Kanga, 5846m, 1995. Langtang region, Nepal
Khatung Kang, 6400m, 1996. An expedition peak in central-west Nepal
Cholatse, 6443m, 1998. A difficult, technical peak in the Everest region, Nepal
Everest 2001 - technical officer of the Singapore-Latin American Everest expedition. Ting Sern integrated a satellite communication solution for the team and helped maintain it and sent regular online dispatches during the expedition

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