Korean climber Kim dies while descending Broad Peak July 21, 2021 GILGIT: Veteran South Korean climber and skier Kim Hong-Bin, 57, died on Tuesday while descending Broad Peak. Kim became the 44th mountaineer to scale 14 8,000-metre peaks on Monday by successfully scaling Broad Peak. He was the first disabled climber to achieve the goal. The climber had lost all of his fingers during a climb on Mount Denali (6,190 metres) in 1991. According to reports, Kim fell 15 metres into a crevasse while descending from Camp 4. He was part of an expedition arranged by Blue Sky Treks and Tours. The compa...