Park Young Seok
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Park, Young-Seok (박영석, 朴英碩, b. November 2, 1963) is the first person in the world to complete a true Adventure Grand Slam. That is to say, he has climbed the world's 14 Eight-thousanders, the Seven Summits, and visited both poles.
[edit] Name of Peak Height (m) Date of summit
- 1. Everest 8,848 1993-05-16
- 2. K2 8,611 2001-07-22
- 3. Kangchenjunga 8,586 1999-05-12
- 4. Lhotse 8,516 2001-04-29
- 5. Makalu 8,463 2000-05-15
- 6. Cho Oyu 8,201 1997-09-27
- 7. Dhaulagiri 8,167 1997-04-27
- 8. Manaslu 8,163 1998-12-06
- 9. Nanga Parbat 8,125 1998-07-21
- 10. Annapurna 8,091 1996-05-04
- 11. Gasherbrum I 8,068 1997-07-09
- 12. Broad Peak 8,047 2000-07-30
- 13. Gasherbrum II 8,035 1997-07-19
- 14. Shishapangma 8,027 2000-10-02
- 15. Aconcagua 6,959 2002-01-11
- 16. McKinley 6,195 1994-06-02
- 17. Kilimanjaro 5,895 1997-02-17
- 18. Elbrus 5,642 2002-07-07
- 19. Vinson Massif 4,897 2002-11-25
- 20. Carstensz Pyramid 4,884 2002-05-11
- 21. Kosciusko 2,280 2001-09-21
- 22. South Pole Unsupported 2004-xx-xx
- 23. North Pole Unsupported 2005-04-30
- 24. Everest North-South Traverse 8,848 2006-05-11
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Young-seok Park's official website (Korean language only)
- Park Young-Seok summits Everest from Tibet - then traverses to the South side! (mounteverest.net)
- Mr. Park completes the Grand Slam (everestnews.com) May 1, 2005
- True Grand Slam (mounteverest.net)
- Arctic wrap-up: Tension increasing in Russia, Korean Park starting from Canada
- Breaking News: Park Young-seok (aka Mr. Park) has just became the first person to complete the GRAND SLAM! (adventuregrandslam.com)
