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AMAZING FEATS SINGAPORE BOOK OF RECORDS


Climbs


First All-Women Team To Summit Mt Everest


The NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team successfully reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, 8,848m above sea level. On 20 May 2009, Lee Li Hui, 27, Esther Tan, 26, and Jane Lee, 25, stepped on the top of the world at 3.45am, 3.54am and 4.43am (Nepali time), respectively. Two other members, 39- year-old Joanne Soo and 32-year-old Lee Peh Gee reached the peak two days later.


First To Climb Seven Summits In Seven Continents


Khoo Swee Chiow was the fi rst person from South-East Asia to climb the seven highest summits in the seven continents - Mount Everest (8,848m) in Nepal, Mount Aconcagua (6,962m) in Argentina, Mount Denali (6,195m) in Alaska, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,963m) in Tanzania, Mount Elbrus (5,633m) in Russia, the Vinson Massif (4,897m) in Antarctica, the Carstenz Pyramid (4,884m) in Indonesia and Mount Kosciuszko (2,228m) in Australia. Khoo completed his seven-summit mis- sion in Nov 2000.


First To Summit Putha Hiunchuli


Dr Robert Goh, an aeronautical engineer, was the fi rst South-East Asian to make an alpine ascent of a 7000m peak by climbing Putha Hiunchuli , also known as Dhalagiri 7 (7,246m) in 1996.


First To Summit Mount Denali


In 1982, Wong Ting Sern was the fi rst Singaporean to reach the peak of Mount Denali (6,125m), the highest peak in North America. The mountain in Alaska is also known as Mount McKinley.


First To Summit Mera Peak


On 11 Nov 1991, Yip Seck Hong was the fi rst Singaporean to reach the Mera Peak (6,654m) in the Himalayas. Four other mountaineers, out of a team of eight, also reached the peak. Yip is the founder of the Himalayan Mountain- eering Club.


First To Summit Chulu East


On 15 Nov 1990, Yip Seck Hong, Clifton Tang and Chia Peck Choo were the fi rst Singapor- eans to summit the Chulu East (6,300m) in the Himalayas.


First To Summit Mount Lobuche


On 14 Nov 1990, Lawrence Lee and Lim Kim Boon were the fi rst to reach Mount Lobuche (6,119m) in the Himalayas.


Reaching Highest Peak Without Bottled Oxygen


In the autumn of 2004, Dr Robert Goh, Lim Kim Boon and Ernest Quah summitted Mount Cho Oyu (8,201m) without supple- mentary oxygen, the fi rst from South-East Asia to achieve the feat.


First To Climb World’s Highest Volcano Solo


Partially-disabled Singapore mountaineer David Lim became the fi rst Singaporean to climb the world´s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado in Chile, solo-style without external aids such as guides, high-altitude porters or fi xed ropes. He climbed the 6,883m mountain on 20 Jan 2005.


First Disabled Solo Climber To Climb Above 6000m


On 17 Jan 2005, David Lim became the fi rst Singaporean partially-disabled solo climber to reach the Volcan del Viento peak measuring 6,120m, without the aid of guides, high altitude porters or fi xed ropes. Lim, who has been partially disabled since 1998 from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, is a member of the Singapore Mountaineering Federation and the third person in the world to climb the peak from Argentina.


First To Summit Mount Everest


Khoo Swee Chiow and Edwin Siew Cheok Wai, both Singapore permanent residents then, reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, on 25 May 1998. On 2 Jun 2005, Teo Yen Kai became the fi rst Singaporean to scale the same peak, as part of the NUS team commemorating its 100th anniversary.


First To Summit Tien Shan Mountains


In Jul 2005, David Lim, Mohd Rozani, Wilfred Tok and Dr Shani Tan became the fi rst South- East Asian team from Singapore to climb virgin peaks in the Tien Shan mountain range on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border. They summitted three virgin peaks, now offi cially recognised as Temasek Peak (4,374m), Singapura I Peak (4,589m), and Ong Teng Cheong Peak (4,743m).


First Ascent Of Mount Vison Massif


The fi rst Singaporeans to make the ascent of Mount Vinson Massif, (4,897m), the highest peak in Antartica were Dr Mok Ying Jang, Edwin Siew Cheok Wai, Lee Ling Yen and Kuak Nam Jin. They reached the summit in time to mark the new millennium.


First Alpine Ascent Of An 8,000m Peak


In 2002, Dr Robert Goh and Edwin Siew Cheok Wai reached the central summit of Mount Xixabangma (8,027m) without Sherpa sup- port, pre-built camps, fi xed ropes or oxygen; the fi rst from South-East Asia to do so at such an altitude.


First Ascent Of An 8,000m Peak Without Bottled Oxygen PAGE 40


On 28 Sep 2001, Khoo Swee Chiow stood on the summit of Mount Xixabangma (8,027m) becoming the fi rst from South-East Asia to reach an 8,000m peak without oxygen aid.


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