Jerzy Kukuczka

Jerzy Kukuczka(March 24, 1948 - October 24, 1989)- born in Katowice, Poland - Polish alpine and high - altitude climber. On September 18, 1987, he became the second man after Reinhold Messner to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world. Image File history File links from pl wiki File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links from pl wiki File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Urząd Miasta Katowice Mayor Piotr Uszok Area 164. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944 at Villnöss-Funes, South Tyrol, Italy) is by many peoples estimation the most accomplished mountain climber of all time. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...

Eight-thousanders

Kukuczka is considered by many to be the best high-altitude climber in the world. He ascended all fourteen peaks faster than anybody else(in 8 years). In the process, Kukuczka established ten new routes and climbed four summits during the winter.

1. 1979 - Lhotse - normal route
2. 1980 - Mount Everest - new route
3. 1981 - Makalu - new route, solo
4. 1982 - Broad Peak - normal route, alpine style
5. 1983 - Gasherbrum II - new route, alpine style
6. 1983 - Gasherbrum I - new route, alpine style
7. 1984 - Broad Peak - new route, alpine style
8. 1985 - Dhaulagiri - first winter ascent
9. 1985 - Cho Oyu - first winter ascent, new route
10. 1985 - Nanga Parbat - new route
11. 1986 - Kanchenjunga - first winter ascent
12. 1986 - K2 - new route, alpine style
13. 1986 - Manaslu - new route, alpine style
14. 1987 - Annapurna I - first winter ascent
15. 1987 - Shisha Pangma - new route, alpine style

Jerzy Kukuczka died attempting the South Face of Lhotse in Nepal on October 24, 1989 at an altitude of about 8200 meters. A second-hand rope he had picked up in a market in Katmandu snapped during the climb plunging him to his death. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, meaning its summit is higher above sea level than that of any other mountain. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. ... This article is about the year. ... Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world and is located in the Annapurna mountain range of the Himalaya of north central Nepal. ... This article is about the year. ... Cho Oyu (or Cho Oyo or Mt. ... This article is about the year. ... Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Disambiguation: For the Satyajit Ray movie by the same name, see Kanchenjungha Kanchenjunga (alternative spellings Kangchenjunga, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district straddling the... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... K2 is the second highest mountain on Earth. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Annapurna is a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the eight_thousanders. Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated as Goddess of the Harvests. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. ... Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ...

Bibliography

• My Vertical World: Climbing the 8000-Metre Peaks ISBN 0898863449

External links

• Everest History: Jerzy "Jurek" Kukuczka
• Broad Peak 8047m