AGAINST GIANTS, is the 2nd book by mountaineer and author David Lim.

In AGAINST GIANTS, David recounts living a life changed after being paralysed and then discharged from a 6-month stay in a hospital. Grappling with his new disabilities, he plans a return to his former life of mountaineering, of community contribution, as well as a new dream to inspire and give hope to others. The story is told with flashbacks covering a time-span of 10 years.

AGAINST GIANTS covers enthralling stories and anecdotes, including moments when David and just one other climber faced climbing the biggest peak in South and North America on their own; proposing to his fiancee from the summit of a 6000m peak; facing hellish winds on the north ridge of Everest whilst climbing high without the aid of bottle oxygen, and other struggles to constantly raise the bar in a never-ending quest for excellence. .

The underlying universal themes of AGAINST GIANTS include the great need for self-leadership at all times, focus in goal-getting and the importance of cultivating a strong ethical foundation in all our work. More than just an adventure narrative, AGAINST GIANTS hopes to carry the message that we are ultimately in control of our destiny, and that where there is life, there is hope.

AGAINST GIANTS is a major title from publishers Epigram, and is now available in softcover in Singapore. - 75 pictures and 3 maps; 16 colour plates. 981-04-9731-8. ISBN number:981-04-1416-1

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MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB is a book by David Lim, leader of Singapore`s 1st Mt Everest Expedition in 1998.

From 1994 to 1998, he planned and led a series of mountaineering expeditions in preparation for the eventual Mt Everest climb in 1998 which succeeded after a nail-biting series of setbacks and mishaps.

One week after the team`s triumphant return, he was stricken with the rare and mysterious nerve disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Within days, he was near death as the disorder paralysed virtually all his limbs and shut down his respiratory system. Speechless, unable to swallow or move and racked with virulent forms of pneumonia, he endured a "hellish" six weeks in an intensive care unit before stabilising.

He spent many months recovering in hospital, including a long rehabilitation process in which the re-learning of simple tasks such as writing, dressing and walking were enormous challenges in comparison to the Everest climb.

MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB is a first-person narrative of the story behind Singapore`s quest for Everest; the failures, heartbreak and sacrifices behind one of Singapore`s greatest sporting achievements. It is a study of, not only an Everest expedition, but also about how a team is formed, and goes from infancy to adulthood.

Photographs of climbing accompany the adventure narratives of climbing the world`s great mountain ranges. The story also describes the agony of the rare Guillain-Barre Syndrome and the author`s struggle to return to the sport he loves despite the permanent scars and lasting disabilities of the syndrome.

MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB is a major title from publishers Epigram, and is now available in limited quantities in Singapore and also available online - 90 pictures, 1 map. Published, 1999. 241pp, 32pp colour, ISBN number:981-04-1416-1