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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.

Stranded Polish adventurer saved by Norwegian mountain rescue team

A team of mountain rescuers has saved a Pole who was stranded in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, a spokesperson for the governor of Svalbard has hold PAP.

Rescue operation underway in Norway to reach Polish extreme traveller

Local rescuers are trying to reach Polish extreme traveller Marcin Gienieczko trapped in the Sassendalen region on the Norwegian polar archipelago but difficult weather conditions are hindering the rescue operation.

Two Polish skiers die in Kashmir avalanche

Two Polish skiers died on Wednesday in an avalanche that hit a skiing resort in the Indian-controlled part of the Kashmir province, local police have said.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Call of the wild: Adventurers team up to brave subzero temperatures and 100km winds as they ski across Greenland in just ONE month!

Experienced explorers Mateusz Waligóra and Łukasz Supergan will be walking the 600km distance from the west to the east of the world’s largest island on skis, with a plan to complete the arduous journey in just one month.

Closure of Poland's ski slopes unlikely this winter

Poland’s ski slopes should remain open this season despite the rising number of Covid cases, according to a deputy Polish health minister.

Zakopane alpinist becomes first woman in the world to scale Nepal’s ‘killer mountain’

Setting off on 27 September, Anna Tybor took just two days to reach the top of Mt. Manaslu without oxygen, and then became the first Polish woman in history to ski back down.

Bargiel does it again! Mountain daredevil skis down six-thousander Laila Peak just two weeks after making history with K2 descent

Posting on social media, the triumphant 33-year-old wrote: “The second goal achieved! Today around 1:00 pm local time we reached Laila Peak summit with Jędrek Baranowski and then we skied down from 150 meters below the top to the base.”

“Age isn’t a limit.” Fifty-seven year old woman inspires as bodybuilding bikini model

Motivated to begin bodybuilding after reading an interview with Ania Gołębiowska, 57-year-old Małgorzata Chruścicka has become a modelling sensation since throwing herself into the sport.

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‘One of Kraków’s greatest glories is a dog statue’, says Webber’s World

VIDEO: With the recent anniversary marking the ceremonial unveiling of a statue to the memory of a dog described as ‘the most faithful of the faithful’, Webber’s World dives into the moving tale of Dżok the dog.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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