Expedition base. K2 (8,611 m above sea level) is visible in the background.

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).