Climbers during lifting dead body of Halina Krüger-Syrokomska from K2. In the second row from the right: Wojciech Kurtyka, NN, NN, Aleksander Lwow and Bogumił Słama. In the first row from the right: Jan Holnicki and Eugeniusz Chrobak (with his back turned).
Published: 19.12.2019
  • title:
    Climbers during lifting dead body of Halina Krüger-Syrokomska from K2. In the second row from the right: Wojciech Kurtyka, NN, NN, Aleksander Lwow and Bogumił Słama. In the first row from the right: Jan Holnicki and Eugeniusz Chrobak (with his back turned).
  • description:
    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).
  • subject:
    Broad Peak, 1982, Wojciech Kurtyka, Aleksander Lwow, Bogumił Słama, Jan Holnicki, Eugeniusz Chrobak, Halina Krüger-Syrokomska, funeral
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