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Will I Ever Make It To Lumbini?
Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha. I failed to make it there because a false... read more
Vietnamese Humour
I wish Vietnam has more honest taxi drivers like this. I’m sure you... read more
Lightning Risks
I’ve mentioned earlier that I hate to trek under wet weather conditions... read more
Beautiful Gosainkund
If you don’t have the time or money for Everest, Gosainkund can be just... read more
Are We That Different?
It’s not a matter of how different we are in terms of language, culture,... read more
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Singapore Everest Expedition Debate 2
June 10, 2009 Seeking personal glory is not a bad thing I REFER to yesterday’s Forum Online letter, “Mountaineering is not about seeking personal glory”. Homo sapiens has it in its DNA to seek personal glory. Seeking better academic qualifications, …
Posted in Singapore Everest Expedition Debate
Tagged climbers, climbing mountains, everest, expeditions, personal glory
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Another Expedition
June 8, 2009 Funds needed for expedition WHAT can be tougher than having to ski over 800 kilometres across Antarctica, with 100 kilogrammes of gear at minus 40 degrees Celcius? Apparently, sourcing for funds is. That is, according to Ms …
Singapore Everest Expedition Debate 1
June 6, 2009 Everest climb valuable only to adventurers themselves THURSDAY’S editorial, ‘A salute to our Everest heroines’, on the Singaporean women who climbed Mount Everest, echoes the skewed views of mountaineer David Lim in seeing only one side of …
Posted in Singapore Everest Expedition Debate
Tagged adventurers, everest expedition, heroines, singapore, women
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Kunming To Weixi
I arrived in Kunming on the evening of 3rd Feb. It was a warm 20 deg C and things were looking good for a successful expedition. That evening, I took a sleeper bus to Lijiang and from Lijiang bus station, …
Posted in In Search Of Shangrila
Tagged china, himalayas, kunming, mountains, shangrila, tibet, weixi, yunnan
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Deqing & Mt Meilixue
I’m sending this to you from Meilixue Tavern at Fei Lai Si, Deqing County, right at the border between Yunnan and Tibet. The average temp is a relatively warm -7 deg C. This is a Tibetan “teahouse” managed by a …
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Tagged china, deqing, fei lai si, meilixue, tibetan, yunnan
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Home At Last
It’s a drastic change from subzero temperatures to 30+. My nose is telling me that. Ah choo … Now, where were we? Yes, I was in Deqing, trying to find a way out. On the first day of Chinese (or …
Silk Dreams, Troubled Road
Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee Silk Dreams, Troubled Road by Jonny Bealby This is not just a story about an exotic adventure on the Silk Road. It is a brutally honest tell-all that reveals quite a bit …
Singapore To Beijing On A Bike
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Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee Singapore To Beijing On A Bike by Khoo Swee Chiow Singapore’s best known adventurer is at it again. This time, he’s not climbing a big peak, going to the Poles or staying …
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Tagged beijing, bike, khoo swee chiow, laos, malaysia, thailand, vietnam
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Surviving The Extremes by Kenneth Kalmer
Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee Surviving The Extremes by Kenneth Kalmer For those unfamiliar with the author, Kenneth Kalmer was the only doctor on Mt Everest during the 1996 tragedy. This book touches on human physiology and …
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Tagged altitude sickness, ams, medicine, mountaineering, parasites, physiology
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Island Peak Challenge 2009
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a winter ascent of Island Peak at “Sherpa speed” by Chan Joon Yee, dedicated to the late Jason Ho The Challenger Name: Chan Joon Yee Nationality: Singaporean Born: 1-3-1964 Alpine Experience: climbed Mera Peak (6476m) in 10 days, descended into …
Posted in Island Peak Challenge 2009
Tagged ams, chan joon yee, climbing, hypoxia, imja tse, island peak, kathmandu, mountaineering, nepal
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