The risks involved in this Expedition
are high and require climbers who have had previous
high altitude mountaineering experience. The members
of the Expedition have been carefully selected based
on their competency as a mountaineer and team playing
dynamics. Members in this team have all climbed well
together up to 7400m without using supplementary oxygen
and are as follows :
Expedition Leader, Dr Robert Goh
was born on 22 September 1965 and works for DSO National Laboratories
as a senior aeronautical engineer and holds a PhD in Aerodynamics.
To date, his greatest achievement was an alpine ascent of
a 7000m peak - the first South-east Asian to do so - by climbing
Mt Putha Hiunchuli in 1996. Other achievements include skiing
to the South Pole as Co-Leader of Antarctica 2000 and reaching
the South Summit (8,751m) of Mt. Everest as a member of the
Singapore expedition in 1998.
His passions include all aspects
of climbing and exploration. In his University days, he was
the Vice President of the Imperial College Mountaineering
Club in London from 1992-1993 and ran the London Marathon.
Robert also enjoys caving, football, scuba diving, cycling
and running.
Co-leader of Antarctica
2000 (skied to South Pole)
Climber and Treasurer in
Everest Expedition 1998 (reached south summit 8750m)
First Singapore alpine ascent
of Dhalagiri VII (7046m)
Singapore Zanskar Expedition
Singapore Cho Oyu Expedition
Mount Cook (NZ)
Great End, Scarfell Pike,
Ben Nevis and other Scottish climbs
Numerous expedition in Himalayas,
European and NZ alps
Dr Mok Ying
Jang (Deputy Leader and Expedition Doctor)
[Interview]
Dr Mok Ying Jang is the secretary
of the Expedition. Born on 14 November 1967, he is a medical
doctor (MBBS at National University of Singapore) in private
practice. He undertakes the responsibility of ensuring that
the team members are in good health.
His latest achievements include a
successful summit of Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica,
as Vinson Team Leader of the Antarctica 2000 Expedition. He
was also a member of the Singapore Mount Everest in 1998.
Mok's climbing experience has taken
him to Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand and USA. Peaks
he has climbed include the Himalayas, Mt. Rainier in the Cascades
and Mt. Stok Kangri in Kashmir. He has completed a Rock Climbing
Instructor Course in Singapore, a Technical Mountaineering
Course in New Zealand and an Advanced Trauma Life Support
Course with the Singapore Armed Forces.
In addition to rock climbing and
mountaineering, Dr Mok loves parapanting and airborne static
jumps. In his spare time, Dr. Mok can be found participating
in tri and biathlons, cross-country running, scuba diving
and competitive swimming. Mok is also a classical pianist.
He has played as a solo pianist with the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra and in 1988 won the Cerebos Young Artist Award.
Leader of Mt Vinson Expedition
(Antarctica 2000)
Climber and doctor in Everest
1998
Singapore Zanskar Expedition
Singapore Cho Oyu Expedition
Pioneer rock climber in
Singapore
Numerous expedition in Himalayas,
European and NZ alps
Mr Edwin
Siew (Climber and Training Officer)
[Interview]
Edwin is the training and logistics
officer of the expedition. Born on 23 August 1969, he is the
Deputy Head for Training and Operations at Outward Bound Singapore
and has attained the status of a "Wilderness leader".
He was one of the two members of
the Singapore team to summit Mount Everest in 1998. His other
great achievement was to summit Vinson Massif as part of the
Antarctica 2000 expedition. Other climbing experiences, include
India, Himalayas and New Zealand peaks.
A holder of a Diploma in Building
Services Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Edwin loves
all outdoor sports. His technical credentials reflect this.
He has gained top water sport credentials such as proficiency
and coaching skills in sea and white water kayak.
Summiteer - Mt Everest (1998)
Co-Leader of Mt Vinson Expedition
(Antarctica 2000)
Singapore Cho Oyu Expedition
Numerous expeditions in
Himalayas, European and NZ alps
SUPPORT MEMBER
The Expedition targets to have 1 base camp support member
for crisis management, communications, support and safety
on the mountain:
Mrs Lulin
Reutens (Base Camp Manager)
Lulin has always loved the
outdoors and enjoys scuba diving and brisk walking.
Born in 1946, she was a journalist for 20 years before
going free-lance as an editorial consultant. She wrote
"Southbound - the Singapore Antarctica Expedition" for
which she traveled with the Antarctica team to Punta
Arenas in southern tip of Chile.
She has been involved in the planning
and preparation of the Xixabangma Expedition from the
start and has not only gained considerable knowledge about
the sport but also become an integral part of the team.
Despite her lack of experience in base camp management,
she is unfazed by the challenge ahead. Still, careful
not to under-estimate the enormity of the task, Lulin
is gearing herself up by learning Nepalese, seeking advice
from the experienced, and training to improve her fitness.
