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Alpine legend Krzysztof Wielicki takes readers 'inside the mind of solo mountaineering' in new tell-all biography

An icon of global mountaineering, Krzysztof Wielicki’s outstanding career includes being the first man in the world (alongside Leszek Cichy) to reach the peak of Mount Everest in winter and being only the fifth man in the world to reach the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders (mountains over 8000 metres). Private archive of Krzysztof Wielicki

Entitled “Solo. Moje samotne wspinaczki” (Solo. My solitary climbs), the illustrated, 234 page book released on January 12th delves into the climber’s circumstances, emotions and motivations that led him to undertake each of his solitary ascents, with that of ‘killer mountain’ Nanga Parbat, considered by Wielicki as his greatest achievement.

Four decades ago today, two Polish climbers made history with first ever winter ascent of Mt. Everest

Supported by a 20-person strong team, alpinists Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki climbed to the height of 8848 meters, despite the extreme wind and deadly conditions.

Poland to Nepal by… truck!!!

The son of a Polish alpinist who took part in a 1979 expedition to Annapurna which ended in tragedy is planning to return to the Himalayas.

In his father’s footsteps: climber retraces Himalayan expedition taken by his father that ended in tragedy

The expedition, which will travel from Poland to Nepal in an old Jelcz lorry, will honour the exploits of the great Polish climbers of the 1970s and 80s, and the first winter ascent of Everest.

Himalayas’ King Krzysztof Wielicki adds the Piolets d’Or lifetime achievement award to his long list of distinctions

Awarded annually since 2009, the Piolet d’Or award takes into account levels of technical ability, surpassing limits thought undoable and respect for the mountains and environment.

Forty years ago, Wanda Rutkiewicz became the first Polish woman to climb Everest. And then she disappeared in the Himalayas

Although it is widely thought that the 49-year-old perished whilst ascending the third highest mountain in the world, her body has never been found and there are still some who believe she is living in seclusion in the mountains.

Street in Lithuanian city named after Polish female alpinist

One of the streets in the northwestern Lithuanian city Plunge has been named after the Polish climber Wanda Rutkiewicz. The third woman in history to have conquered Mount Everest was born there on February 4, 1943.

Youngest female Pole conquers Mount Everest

A Polish woman has climbed to the top of Mt. Everest, becoming the youngest female Pole to reach the summit.

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Monte Cassino veteran and friend of Wojtek the bear dies aged 95

Ludwik Jaszczur, who was originally from the village of Blizne in Podkarpacie, died on Monday at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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