Everest, Winter Attempt, 1984-5. A 13-man South Korean expedition at ...

E verest, W inter A ttem pt, 1984-5. A 13-man South K orean expedition at­ tem pted to clim b M ount E verest by the South Col route. The leader was Oh In-H w an. The highest point reached was 7850 m eters, about an hour below the South C ol, w hich was to be the site o f their fourth and highest cam p. Nam Sun-W oo, K im B yung-G il and five Sherpas got to this point on D ecem ber 20 and 21, 1984, but no cam p was pitched. Fierce w inds drove them back and frustrated a D ecem ber 25 sum m it bid. M i c h a e l J. C h e n e y ,

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