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Nov 18, 2014 · Krzysztof Wielicki Dhaulagiri east face (in 1990, Krzysztof established a new route and reached the summit after 16 hours of climbing) was the most difficult one for me. I was solo and it was very hard climbing. Physically, it was the most difficult. OT Is climbing a spiritual goal as well.
Mar 1, 2021 · Polish climbers Krzysztof Wielicki (left) and Leszek Cichy celebrating the first winter ascent of an 8000-meter peak at Everest base camp in February 1980. Considered the greatest challenge in alpinism, it took 40 years for all 14 8000-meter peaks to be climbed in winter.
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Nov 18, 2014 · Krzysztof Wielicki: In my generation, it was easy. When I got the sports passport, my wife said, “I can’t go, but you have the opportunity to go, so go.”. But now, everybody has a passport ...
Wielicki is well-known for having climbed the world's fourteen 8000m peaks, frequently making his ascents by new routes or in winter. Harish and Wielicki discuss how Krzysztof discovered climbing at university and his progression through the Polish climbing system, as well as his first experiences in the Himalaya and his iconic climbs.
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“The mask was frozen. I even didn’t feel that I was using oxygen,” says Wielicki. “It was horrible. I never again used oxygen afterwards.” Even without breathing mask, the Polish climber remained...
Monika Rogozinska talks to Krzysztof Wielicki - one of the most outstanding himalaists of the World, head of the winter expedition to K2 setting out in December. 2002.11.23. Mountain academy of resourcefulness
With still no sign on the 7th, Wielicki reluctantly had to accept that, having now spent two nights out with no bivouac equipment, the two climbers had no further chance of survival. This was the seventh attempt to climb the mountain in winter. The first of these stands out as one of the most remarkable in the history of winter Himalayan climbing.
