SINGAPORE: The nature community in Singapore on Thursday (June 13) mourned the loss of one of its pioneers, former commissioner of parks and recreation Leong Chee Chiew, 72, who died the day before from cancer.
REMBAU: Seeing the 'Jalur Gemilang' flying majestically on the peak of a mountain he has just"conquered" never fails to fill N. Elanghovan with an overwhelming sense of pride.
He told Bernama he summited three of the highest peaks in the world over a six-year period: the 5,895-metre-high Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 2018, Mount Everest in Nepal four years later, and Mount Denali in Alaska in the United States in June last year. Elanghovan said over there, it is considered 'good weather' if the temperature is around -10 degrees Celsius. But the minute a snowstorm strikes, the temperature plunges to -30 degrees Celsius.
However, all that hardship and exhaustion vanished once they reached the summit of North America’s highest peak. "Alaska, located within the Arctic Circle, experiences 24-hour daylight from mid-April to mid-July. During that period, the vast snow-covered areas present additional risks. If the weather turns bad and food supplies run low, the body becomes increasingly cold, which can lead to hypothermia, HACE or HAPE,” he explained.
He neither smokes nor consumes alcoholic beverages, firmly believing in maintaining a healthy daily routine and always having a positive mindset.
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