Jerzy Kukuczka - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 24, 1948 Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Died on 24 Oct 1989 (aged 41)

Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989)

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About Jerzy Kukuczka

  • Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 in Katowice, Poland – 24 October 1989 Lhotse, Nepal) was a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber.
  • Born in Katowice, his family origin is Silesian Goral.
  • On 18 September 1987, he became the second man (after Reinhold Messner), to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world; a feat which took him less than 8 years to accomplish.
  • He is the only person in the world who has climbed two eight-thousanders in one winter.
  • Altogether, he ascended four eight-thousanders in winter, including three as first ascents.
  • Along with Tadeusz Piotrowski, Kukuczka established a new route on K2 in alpine style (the so-called "Polish Line"), which no one has repeated.

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