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Ranking in 7summits list, either CP or K | : | 58 |
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Ranking in Carstensz Pyramid list | : | 54 |
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Ranking in Kosciuszko list | : | 36 |
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First name | : | Leszek |
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Family name | : | Cichy |
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Gender | : | male |
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Country of origin | : | Poland |
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Date of Birth | : | 1951-11-14 |
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Name of first summit | : | Everest |
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Date of climbing the first summit | : | 1980-02-17 |
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Name of final summit in Carstensz list | : | Carstensz |
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Date of final summit in Carstensz list | : | 1999-10-26 |
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Name of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | Kosciuszko |
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Date of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | 1998-03-24 |
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Date of climbing Kilimanjaro | : | 1998-03-15 |
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Date of climbing Elbrus | : | 1984-05-04 |
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Date of climbing Aconcagua | : | 1986-01-12 |
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Date of climbing Denali | : | 1989-04-01 |
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Date of climbing Vinson | : | 1998-01-11 |
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Date of climbing Everest | : | 1980-02-17 |
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Date of climbing Carstensz Pyramid | : | 1999-10-26 |
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Date of climbing Kosciuszko | : | 1998-03-24 |
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Climbed Carstensz Pyramid? | : | Yes |
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Climbed Kosciuszko? | : | Yes |
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Total time including Carstensz Pyramid | : | 19y,252d |
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Total time including Kosciuszko | : | 18y,036d |
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Age when finished with CP | : | 47y,347d |
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Age when finished with K | : | 46y,131d |
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Additional Info | : | There are 14 eight thousand meters high mountains one the globe. Up till now 7 of them were climbed during winter. All first winter accents were made by Polish climbers.
But probably the most famous one is the climbing on 17 february 1980 of Everest by Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki. This Polish national expedition was led by Andrzej Zawada.
Andrzej Zawada originated the idea of climbing Mount Everest in winter. Due to his initiative and pain the Nepalese Authorities had to establish new rules to climb in the Himalayas in winter, giving the first permission to the Polish Everest Winter Expedition for the 1979-80 season.
Award:
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is used as a site to issue awards to famous travellers and explorers. The Directors of the Mine, together with the Małopolska Tourism Development Agency, hold award ceremonies issuing "Kolosy" statutes made from the Mine's salt. In 2000 Leszek Cichy received a Honourary "Kolosy" award for the Everest climb.
The movie:
"If It Hadn't Been Everest (Gdyby to nie byl Everest)", Poland, 1981, 30 min.
Directed by: Stanislaw Jaworski.
When you check out the 'bible' for the Aconcagua climbing (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0898866693/the7summitscom ) you will see a list of 27 routes in ascending difficulty. The last one on the list, the Polish variation of the Sloven route was climbed by Leszek Cichy with Ryszard Kolakowski, late January 1987. "Difficulties of UIAA V+ (YDS 5.8) and ice to 90 degrees were reported, in adition to loose rock. Both cimbers suffered rockfall injuries during this climb."
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