Adam Bielecki (climber)

Adam Bielecki

Adam Bielecki(2011)
Born (1983-05-12)12 May 1983
Poland Tychy, Poland
Occupation Mountaineer

Adam Bielecki (born 12 May 1983) is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. He is known for the first winter ascents of the eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak.

At the age of 17, he was the youngest person to climb Khan Tengri in alpine-style.

Eight-thousanders

On September 30, 2011, together with Artur Hajzer and Tomasz Wolfart he summited Makalu (8463m). [1]

On March 9, 2012 Adam Bielecki with Janusz Gołąb made the first successful winter ascent of Gasherbrum I (8080m), thereby also achieving the highest elevation reached by man in winter in the Karakorum. They climbed the mountain without supplementary oxygen.[2]

On July 31, 2012, he summited K2 (8611m) without use of supplemental oxygen. [3]

On March 5, 2013 he climbed Broad Peak (8051m) together with Maciej Berbeka, Artur Małek and Tomasz Kowalski. The climbers separated before the summit, and while Bielecki and Małek reached the camp on descent, Berbeka and Kowalski went missing and were pronounced dead three days later.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "A memorandum of Artur Hajzer". 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Poles summit Gasherbrum I in winter". 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Adam Bielecki's account of K2 summit push". 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  4. ↑ "FIRST WINTER ASCENT OF BROAD PEAK". 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Winter expedition of Polish Mountaineering Association to Broad Peak (8,047 m) 2012/2013". 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

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