Wintry Himalaya – extreme alpinism
With the Nanga Parbat Krzysztof Wielicki is the fifth mountaineer, who climbed all the 14 eight-thousanders. The Mount Everest was not only his first adventure, but also his first winter ascent. The Broad Peak followed in 1984 when he reached the summit alone and returned in only 22 hours. The same year he pioneered a new route on the Manaslu and in 1992 another new on the north-face. In 1986 he made another winter ascent on the Kangchenjunga and the Makalu. ... read more