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Um Hong-gil

South Korea

Climbed all fourteen eight-thousanders and the first person to summit the 16 highest points on Earth.

Um Hong-gil (born 1960) is one of South Korea's most renowned Himalayan mountaineers. He completed all fourteen peaks above 8,000 metres — finishing on K2 in 2000 — and is recorded as the first person to climb the 16 highest points on Earth (including Yalung Kang and Lhotse Shar).

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