First woman to scale world’s 14 highest mountains
- Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 10:18
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Oh Eun-sun a 44 year old South Korean woman has reached the summit of one of the Himalayan giants on Tuesday.
She has claimed to be the first woman to scale world’s 14 highest mountains over 8000m.
She has planted a Korean flag at the crest of Nepal’s Annapurna, the 10th-highest peak in the world.
After reaching the summit of Annapurna, Oh Eun-sun said, “She’s so happy that she would like to share this joy with the South Korean people”.
Her climbing journey was broadcasted live in South Korea by KBS television. Footage showed Oh breathing heavily after each step in minus-20 degree temperatures on snowy Annapurna.
She had climbed the world’s highest mountain, 8,848m Mount Everest, in 2004.

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