Han Wang-yong

This is a Korean name; the family name is Han.
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


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