KONG XIEHENG

Team Leader

Born in 1987, Xieheng started his climbing education in 2009 as part of the 8th batch of NUS Make-It-Real Mountaineering Club (MIR8) and is the first Singaporean to climb Khan Tengri (7010m, North route, 2012, guided). With sufficient food he climbs at about D/F6c/WI4+/ V 5.

His dream mountain is Laila Peak, and his dream climb is the Cassin Ridge on Denali.

Major climbs (alpine style):

• Aiguille du Midi – Chamonix/France (3842m, Vent Du Dragon, 2021)
• Mont Maudit – Chamonix/France (4465m, Kuffner Ridge, 2018)
• Aiguille du Chardonnet – Chamonix/France (3824m, Forbes Ridge, 2018)
• Sudarshan Parbat – Uttarakhand/India (6507m, West Ridge, 2016)
• Mont Blanc – Chamonix/France (4809m, Royal Traverse, 2016)
• Lobuche East – Khumbu/Nepal (6119m, Southeast Ridge, 2012)

Memorable attempts:

• Trishul (2019)
• Ama Dablam (2016)
• Aiguille de L’M (2015)
• Kang Yatse 1 ( 2011)

Milestone climbs (guided):

• Aiguille des Pelerins – French Alps (3318m, Rebuffat-Terray, 2022)
• Czuba nad Karbem – Tatras/Poland (1896m, Niemca Route, 2019)
• Beinn Bhan – Scotland/UK (896m, Gully of the Gods, 2018)
• El Pison – Riglos/Spain (933m, Espolon del Adamelo, 2013)
• Vagakallen – Lofoten Islands/Norway (916m, North Ridge, 2010)
• Store Jaegervastinden – Lyngen Alps/Norway (1543m, Normal Route, 2010)
• Tharpu Chuli – Annapurna/Nepal (6553m, Normal Route, 2010)
• Stok Kangri – Ladakh/India (6153m, Normal Route, 2009)
• Friendship Peak, Himachal Pradesh/India (5289m, Normal Route, 2009)