Park Topping Mountain El Bruce

Mountain climber Park Young-Suk (39, GW Korea) put one step closer to a grand slam.

8 hours and 30 minutes after leaving the base camp at 2 a.m. on July 7, 2002 (local time), it was reported on 8th, he reached the top of El Bruce the highest mountain in Europe (5642m).

By this time, Park succeeded in reaching six of the highest mountains across the 7 continents.

Park is planning to achieve a grand slam: climbing 14 cliffs of Himalayas and the highest mountains on the world’s 7 continents, and reaching the Mountain Everest and the North and South Pole. In last July, he has already done his first part of the grand slam.

Two of them remain: reaching the North Pole, the South Pole and the highest point on the Antarctic.

After returning home, he will immediately jump on the preparation for his remaining goal.

Chang Jeon jeon@donga.com