Participants of the expedition at the base. From the left: Wojciech Kurtyka, Danuta Wach, Jerzy Kukuczka (in the back), Krzysztof Wielicki, Aniela Łukaszewska and Eugeniusz Chrobak. In the background K2 (8611 m above sea level).

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).