Han Wang-yong
| Han Wang-yong | |
| Hangul | 한왕용 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 韓王龍 |
| Revised Romanization | Han Wang-yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Wang'yong |
Han Wang-Yong (born 1966) is a Korean mountaineer.
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.[1]
Career
In 2003, he became the 11th person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders.[2] Since then he has led expeditions to clean rubbish left by other climbers from the slopes of K2 and Everest.[3]
References
- ^ "엄홍길 박영석 한왕용 진정한 영웅이여!". Weekly Dong-A. 2005-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders. 8000ers.com
- ^ "Everest 2006: Han Wang Yong has started the clean up expedition on Mt Everest". EverestNews.com. May 6, 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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