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Dear TomHa,
Yep, there you have it, Breithorn, 4165m, an aim for next year June. Shifted focus from Mont Blanc as I realise that perhaps I am not good enough for it as yet, as firstly, hiring a guide there is like super expensive, and secondly, should I go for the next option of tagging behind some of those experienced climbers from the hut, it just does not feel right. Hence, Breithorn, at 4165m, seemed to be a viable choice. Firstly, take gondola to like 3000+m already, no need to trek in like what we did in India, and Switzerland leh... Lushing meadows and all the what nots, it's super cool! Besides, in Europe, as most of the climbable mountains there are facilitated with a hut at the middle of the mountain, a weekend mountaineering trip takes on a whole new meaning as you can like ascent quite a few mountains in a week. Hence, anyone interested?

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Starting Point
Zermatt. The Petit Cervin gondola, 3820m From this point, 2 solutions... For the garang, a bivouac at Rossi e Volante, 3750m or the Guide della Val d'Ayas hut, 3394m
Difficulty
AD+, with a section of IV. Long mixed ridge, often with cornices.
it just means knowing how to rope up and glacier travel and know how to wear crampons and walk properly. Of course, you'll need to know how to arrest falls, which I am terribly good at.
Vertical gain
650m, a lot of ups and downs...
Season
June to September...
Time
One day.
Equipment
Standard glacier safety gears...
How to get there from Singapore
Take plane to Geneva, before taking the Swiss rail service I hear they serve a lot of chocolates on the train.. to Zermatt, then hire cab to the Gondola... Fairly simple.. Switzerland is a developed country...

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And, I turned 21 not too long ago without much fanfare or whatsoever. The tranquility of it is simply a reassurance of my existance. Watched Grey's Anatomy until 12am, before declaring that my birthday is over and then reality hits in and went back to my desk to do my design project stuffs... Haha, the blant reality of life offset by the tranquility of a day. Nice... Hence, from now on, must conduct myself properly already. Do anything wrong will go jail one. I mechanical engineer, not civil structural engineer, so not as good to break prison as Michael in Prison Break... haha...

Welcome to the real world.