Um Hong-gil

Um Hong-gil (born 1960) is a South Korean mountaineer who has reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousand-metre peaks in the world, the first South Korean and the eleventh climber to hold the Himalayan Crown, and who is described as the first person to climb the 16 highest points on Earth. He climbed K2 in 2000, led successful Everest expeditions in 1988, 2002 and 2003, has climbed both the north and south sides of Everest and has stood on top of it three times. On 13 December 2007 he reached the summit of Vinson Massif, the highest peak of Antarctica. The 2015 film The Himalayas is based on his life and his mentorship of two climbers who later died on an ascent, and he received honorary Nepalese citizenship for his philanthropy.