The "Man with no hands" will attempt to climb Mt Everest again in Spring 2004

The "man with no hands", Kim Hong Bin, will attempt to climb Mt Everest again in Spring 2004. You might recall Kim Hong Bin from EverestNews.com previous coverage of him. Kim Hong Bin (38) who lost both of his hands to frostbite during a climb of the West Buttress of Mt. McKinley a few years ago. He is the man who would climb Everest with no hands!

He has climbed Mt. McKinley, Mt. Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua and many other mountain. In Spring 2004 he will be back on Everest on the South side ridge after reaching 7300 meter on his Autumn 2000 Everest Expedition...

Some of his many other climbs/Events

89/91 Winning the 1st, the 2nd, the 3ird Prize at the Ski Game of Winter National Sport Festival Nordik, Biadron

89/90 Climbing Everest (8848m) in Winter reached 7300m 

90 Climbing Nanga Parbat (8125m) in Pakistan Reached 7400m

91 Meeting With Calamity; Losing Both of Wrists, Getting Frostbitten,   While Climbing Mt. McKinley (6194m) in Alaska Reached 5700m 

95 Winning the 3ird Prize at the Alpine Giant Slalom Ski Game  of Winter National Sport Festival

97 Climbing Mt. Tateyama (3015m) in Japan

97 Climbing Mt. Elbrus (5642m) in Europe at 30th of July Summit

97 Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895) in Africa at 17th of Sep Summit

98 Climbing Mt. Aconcagua (6962m) in South America at 16th of Jan Summit

98 Climbing Mt. Mckinley(6194m) in North America at 31st of May Summit

99 Climbing Mt. Aconcagua (6962m), Mt. Cerro Torre (3128m) Climb Leader

99 Climbing Mt. Lenin Peak(7134m)

2000 Climbing Mt. Manaslu(8163m) in Nepal reached 8063m 

2000 Climbing Everest(8848m) in Autumn reached 7300m

 

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