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01/09/2010 17:05
Fresh doubt has been cast on the record of a Korean climber, who was hailed in April as the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks. Oh Eun-sun "probably failed" to reach the top of the world's third-highest peak, Kangchenjunga, the Korean Alpine Federation (KAF) judged on Thursday. Top Himalayan record keeper Elizabeth Hawley is investigating the KAF ruling. If she decides to list the 2009 ascent as "unrecognised", the record will pass to Spanish climber Edurne Pasaban. Ms Oh climbed Annapurna, the last of her 14 mountains above 8,000m, on 27 April. Ms Pasaban completed the list by ... Details » |
