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Jacek Pałkiewicz

April 07, 2024

Jacek Pałkiewicz (born 2 June 1942) is a Polish journalist, traveler and explorer. Fellow (by recommendation from Thor Heyerdahl) of the prestigious London-based Royal Geographical Society and numerous other such societies, he is best known for his discovery of the sources of the Amazon River.

Throughout his life, Pałkiewicz collaborated with many of the most respected newspapers, including Corriere della Sera, Rzeczpospolita, Gazzetta dello Sport, Newsweek and National Geographic. He also authored more than 30 books documenting his expeditions and became an internationally recognized expert on survival skills in extreme conditions.

Biography edit

Jacek Edward Pałkiewicz was born on 2 June 1942 in a German labour camp in Immensen near Lehrte in Lower Saxony, where his mother was forcibly sent during World War II. His parents were of Polish descent. He grew up in a small town in Masuria in northern Poland, from where he emigrated to Italy in 1970. There he met his future wife Linda Vernola. In 1971, he joined the merchant navy of Panama as an officer (though with no formal training). After a brief stay in Sierra Leone, where he worked as a diamond mine manager, he moved to Ghana where he became inspector at a goldmine. In 1972, he headed his first major expedition in which crossed the Sahara desert on foot. Soon afterward he returned to Italy and settled in Milan, where he graduated from a local school of journalism in 1975. Since then, Pałkiewicz has visited all the geographical zones for the documentation of small and inaccessible corners of the world. In 1975, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone in a lifeboat – from Dakar, Senegal to Georgetown in 44 days. This kind of valuable experience in extreme conditions was followed closely by both NASA and the Soviet cosmonauts.[1]

In 1989, he led "The Cool Pole" expedition (Yakutsk–Oymiakon, 1200 km) to the coldest place in Siberia (-72 °C) with a reindeer sledge.[2] In 1992, he crossed the jungle of Vietnam on elephants, and in 1995 crossed Bhutan on yaks. Later the same year, another of his expeditions traveled down the Yangtze River in a sampan. He also led the 1994 Cosmonaut's International Ecological Mission in Siberia, under the patronage of Boris Yeltsin, then President of Russia.

He is best known for his 1996 expedition to the Andes. In collaboration with the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima and the Peruvian Navy, he led the scientific expedition "Amazon Source '96", which established the source of the Amazon River to be the Kiwicha snowfield (5170 m) at the feet of Mismi in the Peruvian Andes. This discovery has been accepted by Lima's Geographic Society; thus certifying that this river is the longest in the world (7,040 km).

In 2002, under the patronage of the government of Peru, Pałkiewicz began an expedition upstream the Madre de Dios River in search of the semi-mythical city of Paititi, better known as El Dorado. Currently, he resides in Bassano del Grappa near Venice, where he continues to train various special forces and astronauts in the art of survival. Apart from the Royal Geographical Society, he is also a member of Società Geografica Italiana (1996), Sociedad Geográfica de Lima (1996) and Russian Geographic Society (1996).

Bibliography edit

  • Beyond limits (Oltre ogni limite), Mursia, Milan, 1977;
  • The last ocean Mohicans (Gli ultimi Mohicani degli oceani), Mursia, Milan, 1981;
  • School of survival (Scuola di sopravivenza), Mursia, Milan, 1986;
  • Urban survival manual (Manuale di sopravvivenza urbana), Mursia, Milan, 1986;
  • Survival at sea (Scuola di sopravvivenza in mare), Mursia, Milan, 1986;
  • My Borneo isle (II mio Borneo), Mursia, Milan, 1986;
  • Passport to adven¬ture (Passaporto per I'avventura), Mursia, Milan 1986;
  • Siberia (Siberia), Reverdito, Trento, 1990;
  • Profession living (Mestiere vivere), Reverdito, Trento, 1990;
  • Profession living, Reverdito, Trento, 1990;
  • Urban surviving (Vyzivanie v gorodie), Karvet, Moscow, 1992;
  • Life (Proffesiya zhizn), Artlik, Moscow, 1993;
  • The art of survival (Sztuka przetrwania), Tenten, Warsaw, 1994;
  • Urban survival (Sztuka przetrwania w miescie), Tenten, Warsaw, 1994;
  • No Limits, Bellona, Warsaw, 1996;
  • Passport to adventure (Przepustka do przygody), Bellona, Warsaw, 1996;
  • Survival at sea (Przetrwanie na wodzie), Bellona, Warsaw, 1997;
  • Exploring for away lands (Po bezdrozach swiata), Morex, Warsaw, 1997;
  • Terra Incognita, Bellona, Warsaw, 1997; Survival, Bellona, Warsaw, 1998;
  • Angkor, Bellona, Warsaw, 1998;
  • How to live in the urban jungle (Jak zyc bezpiecznie w dzungli miasta), Palkiewicz's Found, Warsaw, 2000;
  • Adventure (Priklucheniye), Artlik, Moscow, 2001;
  • Exploration (L'Esplorazione), Milan, 2002;
  • Life's passion (Pasja zycia), KiW, Warsaw, 2003;
  • El Dorado, hunting the legend (El Dorado, polowanie na legendę), Zysk i S-ka, Poznań, 2005;
  • Hunting the gold El Dorado (V poiskah zolotogo Eldorado), AST Astrel, Moscow, 2005;
  • Life's passion (Pasja zycia), Zysk i S-ka, Poznań, 2006;
  • Syberia (Siberia), Zysk i S-ka, Poznań, 2007; Angkor, Zysk i S-ka, Poznań, 2007;
  • Art of travelling (Sztuka podrozowania), Zysk i S-ka, 2008;
  • Exploration (Eksploracja), Zysk i S-ka, 2008;
  • The Amazon (Amazonka), Zysk i S-ka, 2009

References edit

  1. ^ Jacek Pałkiewicz (1977). Szalupą przez Atlantyk (In a Lifeboat Across the Atlantic). Miniatury Morskie (in Polish). Vol. 182. Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Morskie.
  2. ^ Jacek Pałkiewicz (2006). Syberia: Wyprawa na biegun zimna (Siberia: expedition to the cold pole) (in Polish). Warsaw: Zysk i S-ka. ISBN 978-83-7506-023-2.

External links edit

  • Jacek Pałkiewicz's website Updated with expeditions and photos.

Source of Amazon River edit

Masurian Lakes edit

April 07, 2024
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Jacek Palkiewicz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jacek Palkiewicz born 2 June 1942 is a Polish journalist traveler and explorer Fellow by recommendation from Thor Heyerdahl of the prestigious London based Royal Geographical Society and numerous other such societies he is best known for his discovery of the sources of the Amazon River Jacek PalkiewiczOccupation s journalist explorerAwardsPro Ecclesia et Pontifice Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Cross of Merit Poland Websitewww palkiewicz comThroughout his life Palkiewicz collaborated with many of the most respected newspapers including Corriere della Sera Rzeczpospolita Gazzetta dello Sport Newsweek and National Geographic He also authored more than 30 books documenting his expeditions and became an internationally recognized expert on survival skills in extreme conditions Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External links 4 1 Source of Amazon River 4 2 Masurian LakesBiography editJacek Edward Palkiewicz was born on 2 June 1942 in a German labour camp in Immensen near Lehrte in Lower Saxony where his mother was forcibly sent during World War II His parents were of Polish descent He grew up in a small town in Masuria in northern Poland from where he emigrated to Italy in 1970 There he met his future wife Linda Vernola In 1971 he joined the merchant navy of Panama as an officer though with no formal training After a brief stay in Sierra Leone where he worked as a diamond mine manager he moved to Ghana where he became inspector at a goldmine In 1972 he headed his first major expedition in which crossed the Sahara desert on foot Soon afterward he returned to Italy and settled in Milan where he graduated from a local school of journalism in 1975 Since then Palkiewicz has visited all the geographical zones for the documentation of small and inaccessible corners of the world In 1975 he crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone in a lifeboat from Dakar Senegal to Georgetown in 44 days This kind of valuable experience in extreme conditions was followed closely by both NASA and the Soviet cosmonauts 1 In 1989 he led The Cool Pole expedition Yakutsk Oymiakon 1200 km to the coldest place in Siberia 72 C with a reindeer sledge 2 In 1992 he crossed the jungle of Vietnam on elephants and in 1995 crossed Bhutan on yaks Later the same year another of his expeditions traveled down the Yangtze River in a sampan He also led the 1994 Cosmonaut s International Ecological Mission in Siberia under the patronage of Boris Yeltsin then President of Russia He is best known for his 1996 expedition to the Andes In collaboration with the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru in Lima and the Peruvian Navy he led the scientific expedition Amazon Source 96 which established the source of the Amazon River to be the Kiwicha snowfield 5170 m at the feet of Mismi in the Peruvian Andes This discovery has been accepted by Lima s Geographic Society thus certifying that this river is the longest in the world 7 040 km In 2002 under the patronage of the government of Peru Palkiewicz began an expedition upstream the Madre de Dios River in search of the semi mythical city of Paititi better known as El Dorado Currently he resides in Bassano del Grappa near Venice where he continues to train various special forces and astronauts in the art of survival Apart from the Royal Geographical Society he is also a member of Societa Geografica Italiana 1996 Sociedad Geografica de Lima 1996 and Russian Geographic Society 1996 Bibliography editBeyond limits Oltre ogni limite Mursia Milan 1977 The last ocean Mohicans Gli ultimi Mohicani degli oceani Mursia Milan 1981 School of survival Scuola di sopravivenza Mursia Milan 1986 Urban survival manual Manuale di sopravvivenza urbana Mursia Milan 1986 Survival at sea Scuola di sopravvivenza in mare Mursia Milan 1986 My Borneo isle II mio Borneo Mursia Milan 1986 Passport to adven ture Passaporto per I avventura Mursia Milan 1986 Siberia Siberia Reverdito Trento 1990 Profession living Mestiere vivere Reverdito Trento 1990 Profession living Reverdito Trento 1990 Urban surviving Vyzivanie v gorodie Karvet Moscow 1992 Life Proffesiya zhizn Artlik Moscow 1993 The art of survival Sztuka przetrwania Tenten Warsaw 1994 Urban survival Sztuka przetrwania w miescie Tenten Warsaw 1994 No Limits Bellona Warsaw 1996 Passport to adventure Przepustka do przygody Bellona Warsaw 1996 Survival at sea Przetrwanie na wodzie Bellona Warsaw 1997 Exploring for away lands Po bezdrozach swiata Morex Warsaw 1997 Terra Incognita Bellona Warsaw 1997 Survival Bellona Warsaw 1998 Angkor Bellona Warsaw 1998 How to live in the urban jungle Jak zyc bezpiecznie w dzungli miasta Palkiewicz s Found Warsaw 2000 Adventure Priklucheniye Artlik Moscow 2001 Exploration L Esplorazione Milan 2002 Life s passion Pasja zycia KiW Warsaw 2003 El Dorado hunting the legend El Dorado polowanie na legende Zysk i S ka Poznan 2005 Hunting the gold El Dorado V poiskah zolotogo Eldorado AST Astrel Moscow 2005 Life s passion Pasja zycia Zysk i S ka Poznan 2006 Syberia Siberia Zysk i S ka Poznan 2007 Angkor Zysk i S ka Poznan 2007 Art of travelling Sztuka podrozowania Zysk i S ka 2008 Exploration Eksploracja Zysk i S ka 2008 The Amazon Amazonka Zysk i S ka 2009References edit Jacek Palkiewicz 1977 Szalupa przez Atlantyk In a Lifeboat Across the Atlantic Miniatury Morskie in Polish Vol 182 Gdansk Wydawnictwo Morskie Jacek Palkiewicz 2006 Syberia Wyprawa na biegun zimna Siberia expedition to the cold pole in Polish Warsaw Zysk i S ka ISBN 978 83 7506 023 2 External links editJacek Palkiewicz s website Updated with expeditions and photos Source of Amazon River edit http www amazonia andina org sites default files ICAA ISU OrigenRioAmazonas ElComercio 1dic10 pdf http www peruviantimes com 15 satellite images confirm true source of the amazon 13676 http www rp pl artykul 751736 html http nieufnie nowyekran pl post 28074 pomnik u zrodla amazonki http tvp info informacje nauka to palkiewicz odkryl zrodlo amazonki 3751702 http www rp pl artykul 589881 Satelita wskazal zrodla Amazonki html http elcomercio pe peru 677548 noticia confirmado manantial arequipeno apacheta da origen al rio amazonasrigen al rio amazonas https web archive org web 20111209011335 http www itogi ru life 2011 49 172404 html https web archive org web 20120523232744 http news n7w com 2011 09 28 2537 http www unapiquitos edu pe menus archivos neo pdf permanent dead link http elpais com diario 2008 05 26 sociedad 1211752806 850215 html http www rp pl artykul 610928 html http www kommersant ru doc 1338333 stamp 634721830957851005 http 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