Young-seok Park

First person to complete the Explorers Grand Slam

South Korean mountaineer who climbed the world's 14 Eight-thousanders, the Seven Summits, and trekked to both poles. He holds several records

Gender: Male
Born: 02/11/1963 in Seoul, South Korea
Death: 18/10/2011 (Mountain accident)
Nationalities: Korea (South).
Languages: English / Korean.
Types: Adventurer, Alpinist / mountaineer / climber
Misc: Killed in expedition

Biography

Death

Park Young-Seok, Shin Dong-Min and Kang Ki-Seok were attempting a new route on the South Face of Annapurna in October 2011. The last contact they gave was on the 18th while going down due to heavy snow. The cause of the accident is probably an avalanche as the rescue found a rope coming out of the snow.

In 2016, his son went to the mountain to attempt finding the three missing mountaineers.

Quotes

Mountaineers should be on the mountains... I will continue expeditions until death comes

Expeditions

Year Expedition name Roles
2011 Korean South Face of Annapurna I Expedition leader

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