Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (born 1948)

Jerzy Kukuczka

Polish alpine and high-altitude climber

Józef Jerzy Kukuczka was a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest high-altitude climbers in history. In 1987, he became the second man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders in the world, a feat known as the "Crown of the Himalayas." He accomplished this feat in less…