Participants of expedition in the base. From the left: Leszek Cichy, Krzysztof Wielicki, Eugeniusz Chrobak, Aleksander Lwow and NN.

Polish expedition to K2 1982. Expedition leader Wanda Rutkiewicz. On July 30 1982 Wojciech Kurtyka and Jerzy Kukuczka climbed the Broad Peak summit by a classic route with alpine style (illegal ascent as part of acclimatization before the attack on the southern face of K2).