Andrzej Zawada

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Andrzej Maria Zawada (July 16, 1928 in Olsztyn – August 21, 2000 in Warsaw) was a Polish Alpinist and Tatra mountains climber, pioneer of Polish Himalayism and winter Alpinism. Organiser and guide in numerous high-mountains expeditions. Author of movies and photographies from expeditions, co-author of Alpinist books.

Contents 1 Expeditions 2 Books 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Expeditions

In 1959 he was a guide to a first winter crossing through the whole ridge of Tatra mountains which took 19 days. In 1971 he led the Polish expedition to make the first ascent to the Khunyang Chhish (7852 m) in Karakoram. With Tadeusz Piotrowski made the first winter ascent to the Noshaq (7492 m) in Hindu Kush (1973). It was the world's first winter climb above 7,000 m. In 1971 Zawada made the first ascent of a north face of the Koh-i Mandaras (6628 m).

In 1980 with Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy made the first winter ascent to the Mount Everest (8848 m), the highest mountain on Earth. Zawada led the expedition. It was the first winter climb above 8,000 m.

[edit] Books

• Marcinek, Kazimierz; Zawada, Andrzej (1973). Ostatni atak na Kunyang Chhish (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka. OCLC 7233551. 

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Andrzej Zawada at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Zawada, Andrzej Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	mountain climber
DATE OF BIRTH	July 16, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Olsztyn, Poland
DATE OF DEATH	August 21, 2000
PLACE OF DEATH	Warsaw, Poland