Kim Hong-bin
Kim Hong-bin (Korean: 김홍빈; 7 October 1964 – disappeared 19 July 2021)[1] was a South Korean mountain climber and skier.
In 1991, he lost all of his fingers while climbing
Mount Denali
.
On 18 July 2021, he reached the Broad Peak summit (8,051m), becoming the first disabled person to climb all of the world's 14 peaks over 8,000 meters. However, he fell into a crevasse on the way down from the summit and was presumed dead.[2][1][3]
Mountains climbed
| S.no. | Peak (height) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everest (8848). | 2007 |
| 2. | K2 (8611 m). | 2012 |
| 3. | Kangchenjunga (8586 m). | 2013 |
| 4. | Lhotse (8516 m). | 2017 |
| 5. | Makalu (8485 m). | 2008 |
| 6. | Cho Oyu (8188 m). | 2011 |
| 7. | Dhaulagiri (8167 m). | 2009 |
| 8. | Manaslu (8163 m). | 2014 |
| 9. | Nanga Parbat (8125 m). | 2017 |
| 10. | Annapurna I (8091 m). | 2018 |
| 11. | Gasherbrum I (8080 m). | 2019 |
| 12. | Broad Peak (8051 m). | 2021 |
| 13. | Gasherbrum II (8034 m). | 2006 |
| 14. | Shisha Pangma (8027 m). | 2006 |
References
- ^ a b "Fingerless Korean goes missing after achieving the feat of climbing all 14 Himalayan peaks". The Korea Times. July 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Munir Ahmed (20 July 2021). "South Korean missing after fall while scaling Pakistani peak". Times Union. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Stefan Nestler (July 10, 2019). "Kim Hong-bin: Without fingers on 13 eight-thousanders". Adventure Mountain. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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