Jerzy Kukuczka

Jerzy Kukuczka was born the March 24th 1948 with Katowice in Poland. He died the October 24th 1989 by trying the rise of the southern face of the Lhotse.

September 8th 1987 Jerzy Kukuczka became the second man to have climbed the 14 tops of more than 8000 meters, after Reinhold Messner which had made a success of this exploit only one year before. It took 8 years for Kukuczka to carry it out against 16 in Messner. Making way, Kukuczka opened 9 new ways and climbed four tops during the winter.

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