Jerzy Kukuczka
Polish alpine and high-altitude climber / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 in Katowice, Poland – 24 October 1989 Lhotse, Nepal) was a Polish mountaineer. He was born in Katowice, his family was ethnically Silesian Goral.[2] On 18 September 1987, he became the second man (after Reinhold Messner) to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world; a feat which took him less than 8 years to accomplish. He is the only person to have climbed two eight-thousanders in one winter. Altogether, he ascended four eight-thousanders in winter, including three as first ascents. Along with Tadeusz Piotrowski, Kukuczka established a new route on K2 in alpine style (the so-called "Polish Line"), which no one has repeated.
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Nationality | Polish |
Born | (1948-03-24)24 March 1948 Katowice, Poland |
Died | 24 October 1989(1989-10-24) (aged 41) Lhotse, Nepal |
Website | Virtual Museum of Jerzy Kukuczka |
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First ascents | Gasherbrum II East, Biarchedi, Manaslu East, Yebokalgan Ri, Shishapangma West
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Major ascents | Four winter ascents on the eight-thousanders |