Jerzy Kukuczka – the ultimate legend part 2. /Version english/

Jerzy”Jurek” Kukuczka has entered mountaineering history as ‘the second manto conquer all 14, 8000ers” after Reinhold Messner. The description hints sort of a ‘second best’ rating – but nothingcould be more off. The best are not always the first. In fact, manyconsider Kukuczka the greatest mountaineer of all. In this series, we examine why. In [...]

Jerzy Kukuczka – the ultimate legend part 1. /Version english/

Jerzy “Jurek” Kukuczka has entered mountaineering history as ‘thesecond man to conquer all 14, 8000ers” after Reinhold Messner. The description hints sort of a ‘second best’ rating – but nothingcould be more off. The best are not always the first. In fact, manyconsider Kukuczka the greatest mountaineer of all. In this series, we examine why. [...]

For eagle only …- Tatry – Orla Perć.

Most hard and dangerous route in polish mountains – Tatra Mountains I invite on show of photo … The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra (Tatry in both Slovak and Polish), constitute a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They occupy an area of 750km², the major part (600km²) of which [...]

Great tops for everyone! / Version english /

Expeditions & treks to Andes, Caucasus, Himalaya, Karakorum, Pamir. Ryszard Pawlowski http://www.patagonia.com.pl/ Dear Climber, I welcome You with all my heart to the world of mountains. I started the Patagonia Mountain Agency with a deep fascination with mountains, climbing, and adventure; but also with the concern of meeting the safety and organizational requirements of a [...]