The newspaper cuttings that I've gathered consist of only those that I've manage to get my hands on. Therefore, it is NOT a complete record of all the mountaineering news that appeared in the papers. Of course, if you have any newspaper cuttings that I've missed out, I'll be happy if you can send them to me.
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Peak Performance (The Straits Times, 08 June 2004)
Team of five female and two males students from the National University of Singapore climbed Island Peak in Nepal.
Khoo aborts Everest bid without oxygen tank (The Straits Times, 28 May 2004)
Khoo fails in Everest quest without oxygen (Today, 25 May 2004)
Q:Done Everest. What's next, Edwin? A:Do it again(The Straits Times, 08 March 2004)
Edwin Siew is one of two men who reached the summit of Everest in 1998. He is returning to climb the mountain next March.
Khoo to brave Everest - without the vital O(The Straits Times, 25 Feb 2004)
Singapore Adventurer, Khoo Swee Chiow, to scale Mt Everest without the use of bottled oxygen.
NUS Ladies attempting to scale 6189m high peak in Nepal(Lianhe Zhaobao, 16 January 2004)
Make It Real team targets 6189m high, Island Peak in May although the current team comprises mainly of ladies.
NUS team to climb highest peak but Jane Lee sets sights lower for now(Streats, 15 January 2004)
NUS team to go for Everest as part of Centennial celebration while the new Make It Real 3 team aimed for a more modest mountain.
Ain't no mountain high enough(The Straits Times, 07 January 2004)
David Lim attempts to climb Mt Kilimanjaro through its remote north-western ice-fields.
Two NUS mountaineering team successfully climbed Nepal mountains (Lianhe Zhaobao, 10 June 2003)
Two NUS teams from the Make It Real student mountaineering program separately climbed Mera and Parchamo in Nepal.(Chinese)
Off to scale new heights (The Straits Times, 08 May 2003)
Two teams from the Make It Real student Mountaineering programme are to seprately attempt Mera and Parchamo peak in Nepal.
NUS team aims for the top of the world (The Straits Times, 21 April 2003)
NUS to send a team to the top of Mt Everest as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2005.
Disabled mountaineers reach for the Star (The Straits Times, 19 February 2003)
Mountaineers, David Lim and Wong Ting Sern, both partially disabled are to climb Mexico's highest mountain, El Pica de Orizaba.
Can't wait to climb that mountain... (Today, 28 November 2002)
Make It Real 2003 Student Mountaineering Programme.
NUS students set to take on mountain challenge (The Straits Times 27 November 2002)
Make It Real 2003 Student Mountaineering Programme.
Tibetan summit bid a battle for breath (The Straits Times, 21 May 2002)
A successful summit bid by Dr Robert Goh and Mr Edwin Siew on Xixabangma.
S'pore duo scale Tibetan peak the 'purest' way (The Straits Times, 17 May 2002)
Dr Robert Goh and Mr Edwin Siew successfully reached the summit of Xixabangma in the alpine style.
Xixabangma: No Sherpa help for actual climb (The Straits Times, 16 May 2002)
Singapore Xixabangma Expedition 2002 done alpine style (The Straits Times Forum).
Two left for Tibetan summit bid (The Straits Times, 14 May 2002)
Singapore Xixabangma team is down to two men after Dr Mok Ying Jang had broken two of his ribs.
Tibetan summit team poised for attempt (The Straits Times, 17 April 2002)
Singapore Xixabangma team is on schedule for the summit after reaching the advance base camp at 5800m.
Target: Two 8000m peaks back to back (The Straits Times, 15 March 2002)
David Lim is attempting two peaks, Xixabangma and Cho Oyu back to back in the "true sporting way".
Lack of funds but Tibet climb is still on (The Straits Times, 12 March 2002)
Financial difficulties faced by Singapore Xixabangma Expedition 2002 and Make it Real programme.
Reports rope in sponsors for climber (The Straits Times, 28 August 2001)
Four companies to help make up for the lack of funds faced by Khoo Swee Chiow on his Xixabangma attempt.
Not enough funds to make the climb (The Straits Times, 21 August 2001)
Khoo Swee Chiow might be forced to abondon Xixabangma expedition due to lack of funds.
...but Tibet team experiences near-fatal accident (The Straits Times, 30 April 2002)
2 members of the Singapore Xixabangma team falls into crevasse.
He has some serious altitude (The Straits Times, 29 July 2001)
Interview with Singapore mountaineer, Dr Robert Goh.
It's all over for the Everest team for now (The Straits Times, 22 May 2001)
The Singapore-Latin American bid to scale Mount Everest by the northern side of the mountain has been called off.
Everest team gets just one shot at the summit (The Straits Times, 19 May 2001)
The Singapore-Latin American team had only one chance left to make a summit attempt on Mt Everest via the North Col due to lack of time.
Everest team stalled by harsh weather (The Straits Times, 18 May 2001)
Time is running out for Singapore-Latin American team to summit Everest via the North Col as bad weather comes in.
Final push to Everest top postponed (The Straits Times, 15 May 2001)
Heavy snowfall denies Singapore-Latin American team a shot at the summit of Everest.
Everest team a step closer to the top (The Straits Times, 20 April 2001)
The Singapore's second Everest team had reached Rongbuk base camp in Tibet.
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World News
Rivals query Sherpa's Evreest feat (The Straits Times, 12 June 2004)
Investigation on the fastest ascent on Everest set by Sherpa guide.
70-year-old Everest climber gets award (The Straits Times, 7 Sep 2003)
World oldest Everest climber gets award.
Is there a party on the roof of the world? (The Straits Times, 17 May 2002)
A record number of 55 climbers reach the summit of Mt Everest on the same day.
This peak off limits to those under 16 (The Straits Times, 27 March 2002)
The Nepalese government is considering banning children under the age of 16 to scale Mt Everest.
Everest vs K-2:Climbing the world's highest mountain 'is like a Disney ride' compared to killer rival peak (The Straits Times, 18 May 2001)
Comparing the level of difficulties in climbing Everest and K-2, which is the world's second highest mountain after Everest.
Global warming melting Kilimanjaro's snowcap (The Straits Times, 14 April 2001)
The retreating of the snow cap on Mt Kilimanjaro.
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Bad News
Our lucky escape from Mt Bromo (The New Paper, 12 June 2004 )
Singapore couple and their children were at Java volcano just days before it erupted, killing a Singapore boy.
Java volcano eruption kills Singapore schoolboy (The Straits Times, 09 June 2004 )
A Singaporean schoolboy was killed when he was hit by hot rocks from Mount Bromo, an active volcano in East Java.
SINGAPORE HIKERS LOST IN JOHOR JUNGLE (The New Paper, 14 May 2004 )
Singapore hikers lost in Gunung Panti while trying a new route.
Last two lightening survivors rescued (The Straits Times, 05 May 2004)
Last two trekkers on Mount Rajah in Pahang airlifted to safety.
Lightening kills two hikers, injures 29 others (The Straits Times, 04 May 2004)
Ligthening struck trekkers on Mount Rajah in Pahang.
The bodies of climbers found (The Straits Times, 20 August 2002)
The death five student mountaineers from Beijing University on Xixabangma
She was very cold...The two stretchers also broke (New Paper, 28 May 2002)
A Singapore women injured in Mt Ophir
Student who drowned aced her A levels (The Straits Times, 8 March 2002)
An ex-Anderson JC student drowned in Sungei Pelepahs waterfall, Kota Tinggi.
Be well-prepared when climbing Mount Kinabalu (The Straits Times, 28 August 2001)
Advice from Dr Robert Goh on preparation for Mt Kinabalu, Xixabangma expedition 2002 (The Straits Times, Forum).
Ellie's parents set up memorial fund (The Straits Times, 25 August 2001)
Parents of British teenager who died on Mount Kinabalu set up a memorial fund for voluntary organization and a village at foot of Mt Kinabalu.
British teen on Mt Kinabalu died of hypothermia (The Straits Times, 24 August 2001)
Death of British teenager on Mt Kinabalu is attributed to hypothermia.
Missing British girl found dead (The Straits Times, 23 August 2001)
Death of a British teenager on Mt Kinabalu.
Search for girl missing on Mt Kinabalu (The Straits Times, 20 August 2001)
Search for British girl missing on Mt Kinabalu.
Rescued: All 13 tourists stranded on mountain (The Straits Times, 29 July 2000)
The rescue of 13 tourist stranded on Gunung Tahan after one of them was injured.
13 Scots lost on Gunung Tahan (The Straits Times, 28 July 2000)
A team of 13 tourist is stranded on Gunung Tahan after one fo them was injured.
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