Climbers

Dec 25, 2007 We have covered close to a thousand expeditions in 2007. It's difficult to choose the best, as they all contributed in their own way, sharing their story - their very soul in fact - with us and the world. And yet, there are those who linger in our minds long after their final debrief. We have chosen 8 expeditions who have contributed in an extraordinary way to the Spirit of Adventure in 2007. Today number 7: Dodo Kopold - 3, 8000ers in 4 months The first time we heard of him was in 2005. Slovak Dodo Kopold, 27, and his climbing ... Read Full Story

High Infatuation: Steph Davis on what's true.. Steph Davis is considered one of the best climbers in the world. She was the first woman to muscle her way up, without the help of equipment, the Salathe Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Davis is the author of High Infatuation: A Climbers Guide to Love and Gravity . It’s a collection of essays and poetry about her life as a climber. We ask a lot of people – including Davis – how she knows what’s true in the world. Steph Davis: I don’t know what’s true in the world. And that’s what I’m ... Read Full Story

Ryszard Pawłowski (24 June 1950) Polish alpine and high-altitude climber and photographer. Member of The Explorers Club . Ryszard Pawlowski in the founder and co-owner of Patagonia Mountain Agency. He has been climbing since 1970 and is an alpinism instructor and guide. He has climbed the mountains of North and South America, the Himalayas, Alps, Caucasus, Pamirs and Tien Shain. He has summitted Everest three times 5/13/94, 5/12/95, and 5/18/99 . Everest - photo by Ryszard Pawłowski - Polish International Mt Everest expedition 99 He has climbed witch - Jerzy Kukuczka , Piotr Pustelnik , Janusz Majera, Krzysztof Wielicki He has summited nine of ... Read Full Story

Jerzy 'Jurek' Kukuczka, the famous Polish climber, has entered mountaineering history as ‘the second man to conquer all 14, 8000ers” after Reinhold Messner, lost on Lhotse in 1989. There have been a lot of rivalries surrounding Everest over the years, some so subtle they went unnoticed, some so blatant they erupted into a full-fledged battle-of-wills at base camp. Few however endured as long or seemed as heroic as the battle between Jerzy "Jurek" Kukuczka and Reinhold Messner during the early 80s. Both men were attempting to be the first climber to summit all 14 peaks in the world over 8,000 meters. While Messner would ... Read Full Story

Skarb narodowy - Wanda Rutkiewicz, była tą pierwszą z Polek na szczytach świata. Wanda Rutkiewicz zdobyła Mount Everest tego samego dnia którego Karol Wojtyła został wybrany na Papieża. „Uciec jak najwyżej” - Nie dokończone życie Wandy Rutkiewicz autorstwa Ewy Matuszewskiej. Wanda Rutkiewicz, zwana Gwiazdą Himalajów, pierwsza Polka, która zdobyła Mount Everest, zaginęła podczas swej kolejnej górskiej wyprawy. Mało jest kobiet na świecie, które w sporcie tak ekstremalnym jak himalaizm osiągnęły tak dużo. Opowieść o niej napisała dziennikarka, a zarazem przyjaciółka. Pisze tu o pasji wspinania, ale także o Wandzie Rutkiewicz jako o człowieku, o ludziach w jej życiu, przede wszystkim zaś o ich wcale ... Read Full Story