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Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 – 24 October 1989) 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.
Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (ur. 24 marca 1948 w Katowicach , zm. 24 października 1989 na Lhotse w Nepalu ) – polski taternik , alpinista i himalaista , jako drugi człowiek na Ziemi zdobył Koronę Himalajów i Karakorum – wszystkie 14 głównych szczytów o wysokości ponad 8 tysięcy metrów (pierwszy był Reinhold Messner , któremu zajęło ...
30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.
Climbing equipment used by Jerzy Kukuczka during expeditions, equipment items, medals, decorations and much more. VIDEO. Unique video materials available in the Museum come mainly from Kukuczka Himalayan expeditions, but also from fragments of interviews and documentary films.
A documentary about legendary climber Jerzy Kukuczka. Second person in the world to climb all Eight-thousanders.
Jun 11, 2023 · On July 8, 1986, Jerzy Kukuczka and Tadeusz Piotrowski of Poland reached the summit of K2. They established a new route on the southern face of the mountain. The route is called the Polish...
Jerzy Kukuczka was born in 1948 in Katowice. He died tragically in 1989 while trying to conquer the legendary southern wall of Lhotse, unreachable for any climber at the time. He is considered the greatest climber in history by many theoreticians.
Oct 26, 1989 · KATMANDU, Nepal -- Jerzy Kukuczka, one of the world's leading mountain climbers, was killed in a climbing accident in the Himalayas, the government of Nepal reported. He was 41.
Jerzy Kukuczka: son of the Beskid highlanders from Istebna, who left their homeland at some point in their life and went to Silesia for work. He spent his childhood in the classic Silesian "familok house" in Katowice - Bogucice
Jerzy Kukuczka:Greatest Polish Alpinist Tribute. kongod. 49 subscribers. Subscribed. 514. 135K views 16 years ago.
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