Month: October 2010

I returned from a beautiful 14km run from my apartment down around Bukit Timah nature reserve and back this evening in a very good mood. Only to turn on the computer to read some very sad news about an Everest legend who has disappeared in an avalanche whilst climbing in Nepal. Chhewang Nima Sherpa, (43 yrs) had summited Everest 19 times. …

I am about to set-up a FACEBOOK page which will be linked to my blogsite for my climbing expeditions (including Everest 2011).  I want you to help come up with a name for the Facebook page.   Now in order to name this Facebook page I am running a competition in conjunction with UFIT (expedition partner).  If you…

Singapore is not an ideal place to train to climb Mt Everest.  However stuck in a hotel in Hanoi is probably worse.  This week in between moving house, I spent 3 days in the far north of Vietnam on business, and had to squeeze my Everest training in around the usual hectic work days involving…

Early mornings are my favorite time of the day.  With few people up and about, the world feels so much more peaceful.   This Sunday morning saw me up early and by 7:30AM standing at the bottom of a rock face at Dairy Farm quarry in Singapore’s Bukit Timah nature reserve.  As I was preparing for…

Hills of Singapore… Do they even exist???  After yesterday’s North Face 100 run I definitely found some! I entered the race in the two man team’s event together with work colleague Ivan Tan.  We entered in the 50km team’s event which meant we ran 25km each.  In between FITNESS FIRST gym/stair training and UFIT sessions I…

Welcome to the my first Blog on Everest 2011 – The climb for hope.  Thanks for those people who signed up already online.  I hope over the next few months to keep you (at the very least) entertained by the goings on with my preparations for the upcoming climb. The last three weeks has been…