Climbers during lifting dead body of Halina Krüger-Syrokomska from K2. From the left Krzysztof Wielicki and Aleksander Lwow. 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.
Published: 19.12.2019
  • title:
    Climbers during lifting dead body of Halina Krüger-Syrokomska from K2. From the left Krzysztof Wielicki and Aleksander Lwow. 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, Aleksander Lwow, Halina Krüger-Syrokomska, funeral, Kharut I, Kharut II
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