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154987
Mon, 12/27/2010 - 15:17
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NATIONAL SOLO CLIMBER NEEDS RM250,000 TO SET WORLD RECORD CLIMB AT KL TOWER
By Haslinda Zainal
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- National solo climber Mohd Noor Mat Amin
needs RM250,000 (US$1=RM3.13) to accomplish his next world record feat, to climb
the Kuala Lumpur Tower.
He said the climb was scheduled last Oct 9 and 10, but had been postponed to
Feb 2 and 3 next year due to problem in getting sponsors.
"The climb has to be postponed again to April 16 and 17 next year because I
still can't get any sponsor.
"Although disappointed, I will continue with the training," he told Bernama
here.
Mohd Noor said he needed the fund to bring in officers and staff of the
Guinness World Records from United Kingdom, as well a for his training and to
organise side activities for the event and also to manage the event.
Mohd Noor, 43, who is Utusan Malaysia (a local Malay daily)
photographer, had set a national record for climbing Mount Kinabalu 50 times
between July 10 and Sept 10, 2007 The feat was entered in the Malaysia Book of
Records.
He had also set a record by climbing the Kuala Lumpur Tower 30 times in
three days in February 2008.
His latest feat was climbing the majestic Mount Kinabalu 11 times between
Dec 31, 2009 and April 20 this year.
Mohd Noor said his next feat at the Kuala Lumpur Tower, which he hoped to
get it entered into the Guinness Book of World Record, was to do the "stair
climbing-vertical height in 24 hours (up and down)".
"To make it a success, the support from the government and the private
sector is very important," he added.
He said he would need about RM22,000 to bring in the official from the
Guinness World Records to Malaysia, adding that the amount included for the
tickets and accommodation.
Mohd Noor said he had been training for the event since last August,
including at Batu Caves and Gunung Tebu, and also planned to train by climbing
the stairs at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
"I train for about three to four hours daily and to prepare myself for the
24 hour feat, I kept myself awake by training in Kuala Lumpur in the morning and
then drove the whole night to Terengganu and the next morning , went straight to
Bukit Besar to train," he added.
-- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- National solo climber Mohd Noor Mat Amin
needs RM250,000 (US$1=RM3.13) to accomplish his next world record feat, to climb
the Kuala Lumpur Tower.
He said the climb was scheduled last Oct 9 and 10, but had been postponed to
Feb 2 and 3 next year due to problem in getting sponsors.
"The climb has to be postponed again to April 16 and 17 next year because I
still can't get any sponsor.
"Although disappointed, I will continue with the training," he told Bernama
here.
Mohd Noor said he needed the fund to bring in officers and staff of the
Guinness World Records from United Kingdom, as well a for his training and to
organise side activities for the event and also to manage the event.
Mohd Noor, 43, who is Utusan Malaysia (a local Malay daily)
photographer, had set a national record for climbing Mount Kinabalu 50 times
between July 10 and Sept 10, 2007 The feat was entered in the Malaysia Book of
Records.
He had also set a record by climbing the Kuala Lumpur Tower 30 times in
three days in February 2008.
His latest feat was climbing the majestic Mount Kinabalu 11 times between
Dec 31, 2009 and April 20 this year.
Mohd Noor said his next feat at the Kuala Lumpur Tower, which he hoped to
get it entered into the Guinness Book of World Record, was to do the "stair
climbing-vertical height in 24 hours (up and down)".
"To make it a success, the support from the government and the private
sector is very important," he added.
He said he would need about RM22,000 to bring in the official from the
Guinness World Records to Malaysia, adding that the amount included for the
tickets and accommodation.
Mohd Noor said he had been training for the event since last August,
including at Batu Caves and Gunung Tebu, and also planned to train by climbing
the stairs at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
"I train for about three to four hours daily and to prepare myself for the
24 hour feat, I kept myself awake by training in Kuala Lumpur in the morning and
then drove the whole night to Terengganu and the next morning , went straight to
Bukit Besar to train," he added.
-- BERNAMA
