▁from ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁side . ▁T abei ' s ▁team ▁had ▁used ▁the ▁North ▁Col ▁route . ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁Ko ▁Sang - Don ▁( 고 상 돈 ) ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Korean ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁Rein hard ▁Karl ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁Pierre ▁Maz ea ud , ▁Jean ▁Af an ass ie ff , ▁and ▁Nicolas ▁Ja eg er ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁French ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁W anda ▁R ut k iew icz ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁P ole , ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁woman , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁▁▁ ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁Andre j ▁Š t rem fel j ▁and ▁Jer nej ▁Z ap lot nik ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Y ug os la vi ans — and ▁the ▁first ▁from ▁the ▁region ▁that ▁later ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁nation ▁of ▁Sloven ia — to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁St ipe ▁Bo ž ić ▁from ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ian ▁expedition ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁from ▁the ▁region ▁that ▁later ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁nation ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁to ▁sum mit . ▁▁▁