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'''Jerzy Kukuczka''' ([[March 24]] [[1948]] - [[October 24]], [[1989]]) was born in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]]. He died on 1989 while climbing the South Face of [[Lhotse]]. |
'''Jerzy Kukuczka''' ([[March 24]] [[1948]] - [[October 24]], [[1989]]) was born in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]]. He died on 1989 while climbing the South Face of [[Lhotse]]. |
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On [[September 18]], [[1987]], Jerzy Kukuczka (pron. ''yeh''-zhee koo-''kootch''-kah), known to his friends as Jurek (pron. ''yoo''-rĕk), became the second man to climb all fourteen [[eight-thousander]]s. [[Reinhold Messner]], upon learning the news, wrote to him, "Nie jesteś drugi jesteś wielki -you are not the second, you are the great". This is because Reinhold, who was the first man to summit all fourteen peaks, took 16 years to complete this feat, while Kukuczka needed only 8. In the process, Kukuczka established nine new routes and climbed four summits during winter. |
On [[September 18]], [[1987]], Jerzy Kukuczka (pron. ''yeh''-zhee koo-''kootch''-kah), known to his friends as Jurek (pron. ''yoo''-rĕk), became the second man to climb all fourteen [[eight-thousander]]s. [[Reinhold Messner]], upon learning the news, wrote to him, "Nie jesteś drugi jesteś wielki - you are not the second, you are the great". This is because Reinhold, who was the first man to summit all fourteen peaks, took 16 years to complete this feat, while Kukuczka needed only 8. In the process, Kukuczka established nine new routes and climbed four summits during winter. |
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* [[1979]] - [[Lhotse]] |
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Revision as of 17:53, 17 October 2005
Jerzy Kukuczka (March 24 1948 - October 24, 1989) was born in Katowice, Poland. He died on 1989 while climbing the South Face of Lhotse.
On September 18, 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka (pron. yeh-zhee koo-kootch-kah), known to his friends as Jurek (pron. yoo-rĕk), became the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders. Reinhold Messner, upon learning the news, wrote to him, "Nie jesteś drugi jesteś wielki - you are not the second, you are the great". This is because Reinhold, who was the first man to summit all fourteen peaks, took 16 years to complete this feat, while Kukuczka needed only 8. In the process, Kukuczka established nine new routes and climbed four summits during winter.
- 1979 - Lhotse
- 1980 - Mount Everest - new route
- 1981 - Makalu - solo, alpine style
- 1982 - Broad Peak - alpine style
- 1983 - Gasherbrum II - new route, alpine style
- 1983 - Gasherbrum I - new route, alpine style
- 1984 - Broad Peak - new route, alpine style
- 1985 - Dhaulagiri - first winter ascent
- 1985 - Cho Oyu - first winter ascent, new route
- 1985 - Nanga Parbat - new route
- 1986 - Kanchenjunga - first winter ascent
- 1986 - K-2 - new route, alpine style
- 1986 - Manaslu - new route, alpine style
- 1987 - Annapurna I - first winter ascent
- 1987 - Shisha Pangma - new route, alpine style
Bibliography
- My Vertical World: Climbing the 8000-Metre Peaks ISBN 0898863449