Climbers during lifting dead body of Halina Krüger-Syrokomska from K2. In the first row, the body is carried from the left by NN and Krzysztof Wielicki. In the second row from the left: Leszek Cichy and Jan Holnicki. Eugeniusz Chrobak is walking first from the left. In the background, the peaks of Kharut I (6,913 m above sea level) and Kharut II (6,805 m above sea level) are visible.
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Published: 19.12.2019
  • title:
    Climbers during lifting dead body of Halina Krüger-Syrokomska from K2. In the first row, the body is carried from the left by NN and Krzysztof Wielicki. In the second row from the left: Leszek Cichy and Jan Holnicki. Eugeniusz Chrobak is walking first from the left. In the background, the peaks of Kharut I (6,913 m above sea level) and Kharut II (6,805 m above sea level) are visible.
  • 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, Krzysztof Wielicki, Leszek Cichy, Jan Holnicki, Eugeniusz Chrobak, Halina Krüger-Syrokomska, funeral, Kharut I, Kharut II
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    Creator:

    Source: Jerzy Kukuczka's archive

    Publisher: The Great Man Foundation

    Rights: All rights reserved

    Contact: archiwum@jerzykukuczka.com