Explorers and travellers
Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943 - 1992 · Mountaineer · b. in Płungiany
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Polish mountain climber (1943-1992)
Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman to summit Mount Everest.
Key achievements
- 01First woman to summit K2 (1986)
- 02Third woman to climb Everest
- 03Reached eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders
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