Kim Young-do, who led the late Ko Sang-don (1948-1979) and others to climb the world's highest peak Mount Everest in 1977, passed away at his home in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, at 5 p.m. on Nov. 21, the Asian Mountain Federation said. Jubilee 99.

The late lawmaker, who served as a member of the Yoojeonghoe parliament during Park Chung-hee's dictatorship, led a Korean mountaineering team (18 people) to become the world's eighth (by country) to climb Mount Everest on Sept. 15, 1977, when he was president of the Korea Mountaineering Federation. 온라인카지노

He founded the Korea Mountaineering Research Institute in 1981, published books on mountaineering, and received the Special Achievement Award at the Ulju International Mountain Film Festival on Sept. 20, a day before his death.

He is survived by one son and two daughters (Yoon Ha and Kyung Lan). The wake will be held at Seoul National University Hospital at 8 a.m. on the 24th.