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  1. Jerzy Kukuczka. Street art of Kukuczka in Bogucice, the district of Katowice where he grew up and lived, unveiled in 2019. [1] Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 – 24 October 1989) was a Polish mountaineer. He was born in Katowice, his family was ethnically Silesian Goral. [2] On 18 September 1987, he became the second man (after Reinhold ...

  2. Oct 24, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of Jerzy Kukuczka, who was the second man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders and a pioneer of alpine style in the Himalaya. He died in 1989 while attempting the south face of Lhotse.

  3. A documentary about legendary climber Jerzy Kukuczka. Second person in the world to climb all Eight-thousanders.

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    • Marian Gall
  4. This is the story of Jerzy Kukuczka, a Polish high-altitude climber who ascended all 14 eight-thousanders mountains in the world in 1987. He is one of the gr...

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    • Epic Adventure Archives
  5. Lhotse '89. On October 24, 1989, Jerzy Kukuczka falls off the wall at an altitude of 8,380 m a.s.l., an attempt to climb the summit with Ryszard Pawłowski on the southern wall. Expedition of the Silesian Himalayan Group under the direction of Jerzy Kukuczka.

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  7. Oct 24, 2016 · Jerzy Kukuczka (1948-1989) is counted among the most outstanding mountain climbers in the world. After Reinhold Messner, he was the second man in history to have captured the Crown of the Himalayas. He do it in better style, than Messner: under 8 years, 11 new routes, four winter ascents.

  8. There is no doubt that Jerzy Kukuczka is a character who has permanently entered the history of Polish sport and, despite the passage of time, remains alive and valued. On the way to the Himalayan peaks Kukuczka was accompanied by excellent partners such as Wojtek Kurtyka, Artur Hajzer, Andrzej Czok, Krzysztof Wielicki, Andrzej Zyga Heinrich, Tadeusz Piotrowski and Carlos Carsolio.