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Daredevil skis world’s seventh tallest mountain

Along with Oswald R. Pereira, a fellow mountaineer from the Sakwa Mountaineering Club in Kraków, Bartek Ziemski set out on the ascent of Dhaulagiri in Nepal in May. Oswald R. Pereira

The challenge was completed by Bartek Ziemki and was undertaken as part of his ongoing quest to ski down the world’s highest peaks.

Polish alpinist named ‘hero’ after rescuing Indian climber from Himalayan hell

The Indian climber Anurag Maloo was attempting to conquer Annapurna in west Nepal when he aborted his attempt at an altitude of about 7,100 metres and went missing during his descent.

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Polish trekker becomes first woman in the world to walk across all of Europe’s mountains in a single trip

Starting in Bulgaria in the Spring of 2022, Anna Liszewska trekked an epic 6,300km across 16 countries in 222 days, taking in ranges including the Massif Central, the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Tourist killed by avalanche in Poland's Tatra mountains

A tourist died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Krzyzne Pass area of the Tatra Mountains, near the resort town of Zakopane, the local mountain rescue service has reported.

Scientists find measurements of Tatra summits are WRONG and say atlases and textbooks need to be rewritten

To accurately gauge the elevations of summits in the High and Western Tatras, the Wrocław researchers travelled over 231 km of trails, climbing an elevation difference (up and down) equal to 39,963 m, which is more than four times the height of Mount Everest.

Now and then photos show mountain resort transformed by billboard ban

Rafal Skurzok from the Wisla Tourist Organisation said: We are getting rid of everything that gives you the impression that when you are entering Wisla you are entering Bangladesh.”

Polish tourist dies after fall in Slovak Tatras

A Polish tourist died while hiking in the High Tatra Mountains of Slovakia, the Slovak mountain rescue service (HSZ) reported on Tuesday morning.

Foreign tourists avoid Polish mountains due to Ukraine war

Foreign tourists are steering clear of Poland’s Tatra Mountains because of the war in Ukraine with virtually no reservations made by them, the Tatra Chamber of Commerce has told PAP.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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