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Park Young-seok was a South Korean mountaineer and polar explorer who climbed all fourteen mountains higher than 8,000 meters. He also reached both the North Pole and South Pole and completed the Seven Summits, a combination of achievements sometimes described as an Explorers Grand Slam. His expeditions placed him among the prominent South Korean high-altitude climbers of his generation; he disappeared during a 2011 attempt on a new route on Annapurna.
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What was Park Youngsuk's Explorers Grand Slam?
Park Young-seok completed the fourteen main 8,000-metre peaks, the Seven Summits, and journeys to both the North and South Poles. He completed this combination of achievements in 2005, and it is often called the Adventure or Explorers Grand Slam.
Which famous 8,000-metre mountains did Park Young-seok climb?
He climbed all 14 of the main 8,000-metre peaks, including Mount Everest and K2. He was the first South Korean mountaineer to complete that full group of Himalayan and Karakoram giants.
What were Park Young-seok's polar achievements?
He reached the North Pole on May 1, 2005, and had also reached the South Pole as part of his grand-slam achievement. Those polar journeys were combined with his Seven Summits and 8,000-metre climbs.
What happened to Park Young-seok on Annapurna?
Park disappeared in October 2011 while attempting a new route on Annapurna's South Face in Nepal. Two Korean climbers, Kang Ki-seok and Shin Dong-min, were missing with him, and the search was later ended with all three presumed dead.
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