Ji Hyeon-ok

In this Korean name, the family name is Ji.
Ji Hyeon-ok
Born
Ji Hyeon-ok

(1961-01-20)January 20, 1961
Nonsan, South Korea
DiedApril 29, 1999(1999-04-29) (aged 38)
Annapurna, Nepal
OccupationMountaineer
Known forFirst Korean woman to climb Mr. Everest
Korean name
Hangul
지현옥
Hanja
池賢玉
Revised RomanizationJi Hyeonok
McCune–ReischauerJi Hyŏnok

Ji Hyeon-ok (Korean: 지현옥; January 20, 1961 – April 29, 1999) was a South Korean mountaineer.[1]

Born in Nonsan, she climbed several of the tallest mountains in the world, including Denali (Mount McKinley) in 1988, Mount Everest, in 1993, becoming the first Korean woman to do so,[2] Gasherbrum I, in 1997 and Gasherbrum II, in 1998.[3]

On April 29, 1999, she went missing while climbing the Annapurna; Ji set foot on the peak but failed to return to the base camp.[4]

On 20 January 2015, Google Doodle commemorated her 56th birthday.[5]

  1. ^ Ryu, Hyo Jin (2014-04-28). "안나푸르나에 묻힌 지현옥의 꿈" [Dream of Ji Hyeon-ok buried in Annapurna]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. ^ "Annapurna Is Toughest Himalayan Peak to Climb : The DONG-A ILBO". english.donga.com. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  3. ^ "Top on 8000 peaks - women". www.mielu.ro. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  4. ^ "Annapurna Is Toughest Himalayan Peak to Climb". DongA Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  5. ^ "Ji Hyeonok's 56th Birthday". 20 January 2015.