Articles for May 2006

Journey to the Ends of the Earth

I’ve finally gotten time to read “Journey to the Ends of the Earth” by Khoo Swee Chiow. Its really an inspiring book – daring people to dream, really. After reading the book, it seems that Kilimanjaro seems to be the easiest of the seven summits! I’m not saying that is is easy, but I think [...]

Leading a trek

Here are some tips if you are leading a trek, whether its for your friends or for a group of people you don’t know. Let the group pace themselves – you would rather they not complete the trek than have someone collapse due to exhaustion Make the difficulty of the trek known – so that [...]

Trekking photography and disappointed in my Melbourne pictures

I was reviewing my photos from Melbourne yesterday, and I’m pretty disappointed in the turnout – a lot of photos are overexposed or unfocused. My camera is really going bonkers! I’m quite frustrated, considering I spent so much time just walking around snapping photos, and one out of every seven is spoilt due to the [...]

Cold in Melbourne

I’m back in Singapore after one week of forums in Melboune. The trip has been great, but it made me realise some issues I have when I go overseas – and such may affect my physical performance for treks. First – cold weather. Its quite cold in Melbourne when I was there, and when the [...]

Getting ready for the Mount Kinabalu climb

Yesterday, I was having dinner with a group friends, some whom I will be climbing Kinabalu with, and two who have already summitted Mount Kinabalu some time back, and we chatted regarding getting prepared for the climb, in terms of equipment. According to the experienced, it would be terribly cold during the trek, especially during [...]