Ryszard Pawłowski

Ryszard Pawłowski in Silesian Library in Katowice

Everest - photo by Ryszard Pawłowski - Polish International Mt. Everest Expedition '99

Ryszard Pawłowski (24 June 1950) Polish alpine and high-altitude climber and photographer. Member of The Explorers Club.

Ryszard Pawlowski is the founder and co-owner of the Patagonia Mountain Agency. He has been climbing since 1970 and is an alpinism instructor and guide. He has climbed the mountains of North and South America, the Himalayas, Alps, Caucasus, Pamirs and Tien Shain.

He has summitted Mt. Everest four times - May 13, 1994, May 12, 1995 , May 18, 1999 and May 20 2012

He has climbed with - Jerzy Kukuczka, Piotr Pustelnik, Janusz Majer, Krzysztof Wielicki.

He has summited ten of the fourteen 8000 metre peaks including K2.

Eight–thousanders

• 14 July 1984 – Broad Peak (classic route)
• 22 October 1991 – Annapurna (Bonington route)
• 24 August 1993 – Nanga Parbat (Kinshofer route)
• 13 May 1994 – Mount Everest (classic route)
• 11 October 1995 – Lhotse (classic route)
• 12 May 1995 – Mount Everest (northern route)
• 14 July 1996 – K2 (north pillar)
• 15 July 1997 – Gasherbrum I (classic route)
• 20 July 1997 – Gasherbrum II (classic route)
• 18 May 1999 – Mount Everest (northern route)
• 4 October 2000 – Cho Oyu
• 1 October 2001 – Shisha Pangma
• 26 July 2003 – Gasherbrum II
• 3 May 2005 – Cho Oyu
• 20 May 2012 - Mount Everest

Other ascents

• 1977 – Kohe Tez, Kohe Shan
• 1981 – Ismail Samani Peak
• 1982 – Lantang Lirung
• 1983 – Pumori
• 1987 – Ushba
• 1988 – Fitz Roy
• 1992 – Ama Dablam
• 1997 – Torres del Paine

As a mountain guide:

• Ama Dablam – 20 times,
• Aconcagua – 30 times,
• Mount McKinley – 9 times,
• Island Peak – 7 times,
• Pumori – 2 times.

External links

• Article about Makalu expedition
• Ryszard Pawłowski the famous Polish climber. /Version english and polish/