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First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
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Mount Everest
Earth's highest mountain
Mount Everest (known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Krzysztof Wielicki
Polish mountaineer (born 1950)
Krzysztof Jerzy Wielicki is a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest Polish climbers in history. He is the 5th man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders and the first ever to climb Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, and Lhotse in winter. He is a member of The Explorers…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Leszek Cichy
Polish mountaineer (born 1951)
Leszek Roman Cichy, is a Polish climber, financier, and entrepreneur. He was born in Pruszków, Poland on 14 November 1951. He achieved the first winter ascent of Mount Everest together with Krzysztof Wielicki in 1980 which established the winter altitude record of 8,848 meters.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)