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Athlete Information
- Name: Jum Sook Kim
- Age: 32
- Marital Status: Widow
- Height: 5' 1"
- Weight: 110 lbs.
- Competes:Ice Climbing
- Home: Seoul, Korea
32 year old Jum Sook Kim kept her invitation to compete at the Winter X-Games in tribute to her world ranked ice climbing husband Seoung Chul Choi who tragically died in an
avalanche in the Himalayas a few months ago. Jum ascended the 60 foot ice wall laden with treacherous obstacles such as giant icicles, chandeliers and overhangs. A time-limited opportunity,
Jum made it to the top with only 17 seconds to spare. Quite an achievement considering that not one of the women competitors reached the top at last year's Winter X-Games. Jum is a world
ranked competitor. She placed 1st in speed at the 1997 Korean Ice Climbing Championship and has previously won in major Asian competitions. One of her greatest accomplishments was in Yosemite
National Park, climbing Aurora, a 2,500 foot route on El Capitan in 1997. She would like her next big project to be to climb the Dru in the French Alps. Asianconnections team travelled on the
same plane in Colorado with Jum, fellow competitor 1998 Silver Medalist ice climber Chung Seung Kwon, who finished sixth this year, and her coach Sang - Tae Cho, President of the Asian
Council for Competition Climbing.
Accomplishments
- 1999: Silver Medal, Ice Climbing - ESPN Winter X-Games
- 1997: Gold Medal , Ice Climbing Championship Seorak, Korea - Speed
- 1994: KAF President's Cup, Seoul, Korea - Difficulty
- 1993: Silver Medal, Asian Sport Climbing, Changchun, China - Difficulty
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