Ascents of two 8000m peaks in 2002 by disabled Singaporean mountaineer David Lim
Expeditions and climbs by David Lim and friends
LATEST DISPATCHES:
David’s latest speaking engagement to a multinational in New Zealand – continuing to inspire and energise corporations. Contact him via Everest Motivation Team for a presentation.
Singapore July / August:
David’s hectic speaking schedule included involvement with the Mnistry of Education’s EduQuest programme – using technology and the outdoors as a living classroom, ASCENT 8000 brought new insights to hundreds of schoolchildren in the Northwest region of Singapore.
Singapore – 18 July:
David will be the guest on 93.8FM Newsradio channel’s ” The Living Room” chat show. Be ready to tune-in or phone-in your questions, 1030am – 12 noon, July 18th, Thursday.
It’s been 2 weeks since my return. A superb end to this expedition was the meeting of many many old friends in Kathmanduin the evenings; catching up on stories and our lives. Pictured above are a few of them, old and new friends. L to R: Yuri Ermachek, Alexei Bolotov, myself, Gavin Bate and Alexei Rospopov.
An X-ray recently suggests I may have been climbing Shishapangma with a stress fracture in my right ankle sustained on Mera Peak – hence the awful pain. Until the next climb!
EXPEDITION PICTURE
ASCENT 8000 ARCHIVED DISPATCHES ( 2002 Expeditions ):
6 May, David and MB attempted to summit Shishapangma. They reached 7,600m before they had to turn back due to dangerous ice conditions. ARCHIVED REPORTS
From Advance BaseCamp, a 5 hour moraine slog to Camp 1 (6,400m) and then over 2 steep ice cliffs to Camp 2 (6,800m). A sustained 45 degree snow slope goes to Camp 3 from whence we will give the top a shot on the 18th May. ARCHIVED REPORTS
On April 2nd, partially disabled Singaporean mountaineer David Lim summitted Mera CentralPeak (6,460m+) with MB Tamang. Crossing the 5000-metres Zatrwa La pass, David and MB will trace the traditional route east to Mera for a lightweight ascent. ARCHIVED REPORTS
