HUMANS OF MOUNTAINEERING (1/12) “I was already into trekking before I joined NUS. Mountaineering appealed to my inner desire because it was one step above that. When I visited the booth at the Student Life Fair, they were very accommodating to me, “You don’t have to worry, just show up for training and we’ll shape you up.” And that was the beginning of my 3 year journey here in MIR. There were 14 people in my Technical Mountaineering Course and I remember having diarrhoea and food poisoning right at the start of it. But even that could not change the fact that we were in the Himalayas. The view was great and the journey was one that will stick with me for life.” Shaun Whitmarsh, Year 4 Business. Projects, MIR 18.
