Park Young-seok
Park Young- seok ( born November 2, 1963; † since October 18, 2011 at the Annapurna missing ) was a South Korean mountain climbers.
He became known as the first person who made the Adventure Grand Slam. This means that he climbed all 14 eight-thousanders and the Seven Summits and both North and South Pole reached. In October 2011, Park Young- seok Annapurna wanted to climb into a three-member team on a new route on the south-western flank. He and his companions came here in a snow storm and an avalanche and have since been missing.
Park was the eighth climber at all, and the first of his native country, who ascended all the eight-thousanders. He graduated from the series between the 16th May 1993, 22 July 2001, that in 8 years, 2 months and 8 days. This is - after Jerzy Kukuczka - the second fastest time for this task. In 1997, Park reach the ascents of four eight -thousanders, and in 2000 the ascents of three eight -thousanders.
He reached on 24 November 2002 the last of the Seven Summits. He ascended both the Carstensz Pyramid, and the Mount Kosciuszko.
On 14 January 2004, he reached the South Pole on 30 April 2005 the North Pole. He was the first and so far only person of this Adventure Grand Slam managed.