CELEBRATING NATIONAL DAY OF POLAND Commemorating Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountain climber. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman (first European woman) to climb Mount Everest. She was one of the strongest spirits despite her illness she made her dream of climbing Mount Everest come true. She is the first woman to reach the summits of all 14 of the eight-thousanders. During her climbing career she successfully climbed the following mountains:

1975 – Gasherbrum III

1978 – Mount Everest

1985 – Nanga Parbat

1986 – K2

1987 – Shishapangma

1989 – Gasherbrum II

1990 – Gasherbrum I

1991 – Cho Oyu

1991 – Annapurna I

1992 – Kangchenjunga (uncertain)

Here we like to provide some photo memory during the program in Kathmandu at The Soaltee.

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