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Age41 (age at death)
Birthday 24 March, 1948
Birthplace Katowice, Poland
Died 24 October, 1989
Place of Death Lhotse, Nepal
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Blonde
Zodiac Sign Aries
Nationality Polish
Occupation Other
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Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 in Katowice, Poland – 24 October 1989 Lhotse, Nepal) was a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. Born in Katowice, his family origin is Silesian Goral. On 18 September 1987, he became the second man (after Reinhold Messner), to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world; a feat which took him less than 8 years to accomplish. He is the only person in the world who has climbed two eight-thousanders in one winter. Altogether, he ascended four eight-thousanders in winter, including three as first ascents. Along with Tadeusz Piotrowski, Kukuczka established a new route on K2 in alpine style (the so-called "Polish Line"), which no one has repeated.

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