Park Young-seok, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Mountain climber
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1963
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Date of Death: 01-Oct-2011
Profession: mountaineer
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Park Young-seok
- Park Young-seok (Korean: ???; Hanja: ???: November 2, 1963 – October 2011 on Annapurna) was a South Korean mountaineer. In May 2005, he became the first person in the world to complete an Explorers Grand Slam.
- He climbed the world's 14 Eight-thousanders, the Seven Summits, and trekked to both poles.
- He holds the world's third fastest time (behind Kim Chang-ho of South Korea and Jerzy Kukuczka of Poland) for ascending the 14 Eight-thousanders, the Guinness World Record for climbing six of the 8,000-meter Himalayan peaks within one year, and another record for reaching the South Pole on foot in 44 days, self-sufficient and without any food re-supplies.
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