South Korea’s ‘Human spider’ to climb Lotte World Tower with bare hands

By Ko Dong-hwan

Korea’s top female climber and international winner Kim Ja-in will attempt to conquer the 555-metre Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, at 11 a.m. this Saturday.

In “Kim Ja-in Challenge 555,” Kim, 28, will tackle the world’s sixth-highest man-made structure, which has 123 floors.

The challenge will be broadcast live online.

“I hope the challenge will give hope to our people going through hard times,” Kim said, according to Yonhap news agency.

Since 2009, Kim has won 25 International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup events and 11 Asian championship events.