Wojciech Kurtyka

Wojciech Kurtyka (September 20, 1947) - Polish climber, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains.Partner of such climbers as: Alex MacIntyre on Kohe Bandaki in 1977, Changabang in 1978, Dhaulagiri in 1981. Jerzy Kukuczka on Gasherbrum I and II in 1983, Broad Peak and Broad Peak Middle in 1984, Doug Scott on attempt to Nanga Parbat in 1993, Erhard Loretan on Trango Tower in 1988, Cho Oyu (1990) and Shishapangma (1991), with Reinhold Messner on winter attempt to Cho Oyu 1982.

Eight-thousanders

# 1980 – Dhaulagiri
# 1982 - Broad Peak - normal route, alpine style (with Jerzy Kukuczka)
# 1983 - Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II - new routes, alpine style (with Jerzy Kukuczka)
# 1984 – Broad Peak Middle
# 1990 – Cho Oyu (with Erhard Loretan and Jean Troillet)
# 1991 – Shisha Pangma

External links

* [http://www.climbandmore.com/climbing,490,0,1,climbers.html Wojciech Kurtyka climbing profile on climbandmore.com]