Kim Hong-bin explained
Kim Hong-bin (Korean: 김홍빈; 7 October 1964 – disappeared 19 July 2021) 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.[1] [2] [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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: South Korean missing after fall while scaling Pakistani peak . Munir Ahmed . Times Union . 20 July 2021 . 2021-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720123713/https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/South-Korean-missing-after-fall-while-scaling-16325874.php . 20 July 2021 . dead.
- Web site: Fingerless Korean goes missing after achieving the feat of climbing all 14 Himalayan peaks . . July 20, 2021 . 2021-07-20 . 2021-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720001514/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2021/07/600_312429.html . live .
- Web site: Kim Hong-bin: Without fingers on 13 eight-thousanders . Stefan Nestler . Adventure Mountain . July 10, 2019 . 2021-07-20 . 2021-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720123710/https://abenteuer-berg.de/en/kim-hong-bin-without-fingers-on-13-eight-thousanders/ . live .
