Krzysztof Wielicki
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Krzysztof Wielicki in Silesian Library in Katowice
Krzysztof Wielicki (born January 5, 1950 in Szklarka Przygodzicka, municipality Ostrzeszów, Poland) is a Polish retired alpine and high-altitude climber. He is the fifth man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders and the first ever to climb Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, and Lhotse in the winter. He is a member of The Explorers Club.
[edit] Major ascents
| Year |
Mountain |
Notes |
| 1980 |
Mount Everest |
First winter ascent of an 8000-meter peak |
| 1984 |
Broad Peak |
First one-day ascent of an 8000-meter peak (solo) |
| 1984, 1992 |
Manaslu |
New route on the South-South-East Face |
| 1988, 31 December |
Lhotse |
First winter ascent of Lhotse (solo) |
| 1993 |
Shishapangma |
New route on the South Face, solo, in just 24 hours |
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Wielicki, Krzysztof |
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Polish mountain climbers |
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January 5, 1950 |
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