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Jerzy Kukuczka

Polish mountain climber

Died when: 41 years 214 days (499 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Jerzy Kukuczka

Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 in Katowice, Poland – 24 October 1989 Lhotse, Nepal) was a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber.Born in Katowice, his family origin is Silesian Goral.

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 in the world who has 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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