First founded in 2001, MIR recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary, with the official publication of its new book – Conjuring Mountains. The book was a culmination of two decades worth of experiences and our community pushing boundaries, and was written by a team comprising Lim Joel (MIR 17 President), Nicholas Goh (MIR 18 President), Wang Chiew Hui (MIR 19 President), Nathaniel Soon (MIR 20 President) and Gawain Pek (MIR 20 Vice President). You may purchase a copy here. Here’s a look back at our 20th Anniversary milestone year:
20 YEARS OF MAKING IT REAL
Conjuring Mountains
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Former Patron of MIR
Professor Tan Eng Chye
NUS President
Outdoor Life 
Gawain Pek, Wang Chiew Hui, Lim Joel, Nathaniel Soon & Nicholas Goh
Co-Authors of Conjuring Mountains and Former Presidents & Vice Presidents of MIR
Basheer Graphic Books 
Linda Tan, Teo Yen Kai, Teo Wee Eong & Terence Teo (MIR 2) 
Associate Professor Leong Ching
NUS Vice Provost (Student Life) and Dean of Students
Dr Robert Goh
Singapore Mountaineers and Founder of MIR
Lim Kim Boon
Former Head Trainer of MIR
Dr Kuan Yee Han (MIR 10)
NUS Assistant Dean of Students
Shaun Whitmarsh
President (MIR 16)
Arnette Wong (MIR 13) 
Teshil Gangaram (MIR 8) 
Vincent Goh (MIR 2) 
Nur Yusrina Yaakob (MIR 6)
Summited Everest in 2017
Leow Wei Sheng
Vice President (MIR 20)
Dr Mok Ying Jang
Singapore Mountaineers and Founder of MIR
Lim Yi Xiang
Vice President (MIR 17)
Rachel Ng (MIR 12) 
Tan Wei Yong (MIR 17) 
Bjorn Jee (MIR 17) 
Ramu Vairavan (MIR 17) 
Choo Xinrong & Alvin Chan (MIR 13) 
Brian Ong (MIR 12) 
Dr Kumaran Rasappan (MIR 7)
Summited Everest in 2012
Oo Guodong (MIR 16) 
Toby Seah (MIR 17) 
Christel Ng (MIR 15) 
Sew Shuwen (MIR 19) 
Sim Yi Hui (MIR 3)
Singapore Women’s Everest Team
Peh Zhi Jia (MIR 19) 
Lum Chune Yang (MIR 2) 
Ng Wee Loong (MIR 17) 
Edwin Siew
Singapore Mountaineers and Founder of MIR
Bi Chonglei (MIR 9) 
Savannah Siew (MIR 18) 
Koh Aik Leng (MIR 15) 
Teo Yen Kai (MIR 2)
NUS Centennial Everest Team
First Singaporean to summit Everest
Ryan Ho (MIR 16) 
Kong Xieheng (MIR 8) 
Linda Tan (MIR 2) 
Kwok Jer Min (MIR 14) 
Zhao Weijie (MIR 12) 
Jason Feng (MIR 14) 
Thong Soon Ho
Team Leader (MIR 1)
Regina Neo & Charmaine Ter (MIR 16) 
Charmaine Ter (MIR 16) 
Regina Neo
Vice President (MIR 16)
Soh Hock Meng (MIR 15) 
Tan Yu Peng (MIR 18) 
Lydia Tham (MIR 18) 
Tan Wan Lin
Vice President (MIR 18)
Aloysius Phneah (MIR 17) 
Omar Khalid (MIR 14) 
Kelvin Ong (MIR 17) 
Teo Wee Eong
Team Leader (MIR 2)
Wong Liching (MIR 19) 
Terence Teo (MIR 2) 
Teddy Hartanto (MIR 17) 
Mohan Belani (MIR 5) 
Ng Yi Xiang (MIR 13) 
Ameerali Hassanali (MIR 19) 
Han Ruobing (MIR 18) 
Samuel Sng (MIR 17) 
Evan Mok (MIR 17) 
Ong Jingsen (MIR 17) 
Ashok Narandran (MIR 7) 
Ho Qian Yi (MIR 14) & Lionel Yung (MIR 16) 
Nachiappan Ramu (MIR 19) 
Goh Jin Hao (MIR 18) 
Lionel Lim (MIR 15) 
Michael Lee
Vice President (MIR 18)
Chong Yong (MIR 19) 
Lek Wee Keat (MIR 6) 
Naveen Chandra (MIR 18) 
Daniel Png (MIR 18) 
James Cheung (MIR 19) 
Kwan Jie Ling (MIR 13) 
Ee Khong Lean (MIR 1) 
– (MIR 12) 
Jenny Sim (MIR 7) 
Chen Yi-An (Book Designer) 
Nicholas Goh
President (MIR 18)
Tang Chee Hwa (MIR 13) 
Andreas Dewanto (MIR 8) 
Muruges Kalimuthu (MIR 17) 
Bryan Chong, Walter Kong, Charmaine Tan & Ophelia Ong (MIR 19) 
Dmitrii Kharkovskii (MIR 16) 
Tan Jia En (MIR 16) 
Jovi Loo (MIR 16) 
Sherlyn Ong (MIR 16) 
Amber te Winkel (MIR 18) 
Teoh Jing Yang (MIR 20)
Check out Chapter 1 of Conjuring Mountains below:
LEAVING OUR MARK
Conjuring Mountains Features
Minister Vivian Balakrishnan 
Minister Edwin Tong 
NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye 
NUS Dean of Students Associate Professor Leong Ching
MIR in The Straits Times – 23 March 2021
MIR in Alpinist Magazine Issue 73
NUS Mountaineering 