Kinga Baranowska - (born 17.11.1975[1]) - Polish mountaineer. Currently living in Warsaw.[2]
She summited her first eight-thousander - Cho Oyu - in 2003.[3] Failed on attempt to reach one of the most difficult seven-thousander Jengish Chokusu in Tian-Shan range. In 2006 she successfully reached the top of Broad Peak.[3] On the June 11, 2007 summited Mount McKinley and one month later on July 18 she successfully climbed Nanga Parbat.[3] One year later she summited Dhaulagiri (May 1, 2008)[3] - her first attempt to reach the summit from north-east face, in September, 2007 failed.
Climbers summited Dhaulagiri May 1, 2008.[3] Teams : Ivan Vallejo (his 14th 8000er), Ferrán Latorre, Nacho Orviz, Fernando Gonzalez-Rubio, Edurne Pasaban (her 10th 8000er), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (her 11th 8000er), David Göttler, Carlos Pauner (his 8th 8000er), Marta Alejandre, Asier izaguirre, Alex Txicon, Muptu Sherpa and Polish Kinga Baranowska all summited Dhaulagiri in 40 km/h winds, thunder and lightning on the summit.
On 18 May 2009 Kinga Baranowska as the first Polish woman (Alpinus Expedition Team, KW Warsaw) summited Kangchenjunga (8586 m) which is located in Nepal.[4] Kangchenjunga has been summited in high winds - however, descent on Kang is reportedly very difficult.[5]
Kinga Baranowska the first Polish woman climber to reach the Summit of Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Kangchenjunga. Kinga’s Summits : Cho Oyu (8201 m) - October, 2003 ; Broad Peak (8047 m) - July 22, 2006 - The 11 woman ascent; Nanga Parbat (8125 m) July 18, 2007;[6] Dhaulagiri (8167 m) May 1, 2008; Manaslu (8156 m) October 5, 2008;[7][8] Kangchenjunga (8586 m) May 18, 2009,[9] Annapurna (8091 m) April 27, 2010.