SKorean is 1st woman to reach 14 Himalayan peaks
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A South Korean mountaineer made history in the Himalayas on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to scale the world's 14 highest mountains, beating a Spanish rival for the record.
Oh Eun-sun, 44, crawled on all fours for the final, steep stretch to the peak of Annapurna, her feat broadcast live in South Korea by KBS television. At the top, she pulled out a South Korean flag, waved, and then wept before throwing up her arms and shouting: "Victory!" (AP)
