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Today’s news round up in Poland

Today’s news round up in Poland Kalbar/TFN

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.

No restrictions on slopes for skiers living in one household

Only people living in one household, sharing accommodation or travelling together to a ski station can use ski lifts, cable cars and conveyor belts without epidemic restrictions, the Ministry of Development, Labour and Technology has announced.

Łódź man becomes first Pole EVER to finish grueling 100km Norway ski race solo

Covering the ground on skis while pulling a 40kg sled behind them, contestants are given a maximum time of 60 hours to complete the course. During this time they must set up a tent and rest for eight hours, and they are also required to take a 4 hour break at some point during the race.

Picture Perfect! Polish photographer wins top prize in the international Drone Awards

Pairing his love of the outdoors with his passion for photography, Jacek Deneka has wowed the world with his stunning images.

Three Poles recognised by National Geographic as Adventurers of the Year

The famous magazine rewards a man who skied down K2 and two climbers involved in a desperate bid to save two colleagues stranded high on one of the world’s highest mountains.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
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New Copernicus stamp to spotlight astronomer’s contribution to science

With a print run of 128,000, the stamp’s image was based upon an epitaph found in the cathedral in the northern town of Frombork.

The first report:

  • Poland backs Olympic ban for Russian and Belarusians athletes
  • Amendments to court law may delay EU funding, EU minister warns senate
  • PKN Orlen plans to build 76 SMRs by 2038
  • EU states plan to return 6,500 asylum seekers to Poland
  • US president confirms plans to visit Poland

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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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