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Han Wang-Yong
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Han Wang-Yong

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Mountaineer
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Place of birth
South Korea, South Korea
Age
58 years
Education
Woosuk University
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Biography

Han Wang-Yong (born 1966) is a South Korean mountaineer.He has climbed the 14 tallest mountains in the world, collectively known as the eight-thousanders mountains.

Early life

Han was born in Okgu, Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, the youngest son in a family of three sons and two daughters. He represented his middle school in football and his high school in baseball.

Career

In 2003, he became the 11th person to climb the 14 highest mountains eight-thousanders, and the third Korean climber to do so (behind Um Hong-gil and Park Young-seok). Since then he has led expeditions to clean rubbish left by other climbers from the slopes of K2 and Everest.

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