Janusz Kurczab (6 September 1937 – 11 April 2015) was a Polish fencer, mountaineer and expedition leader.[1] He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] Expert in the history of Himalayism, editor of the online climbing website wspinanie.pl. Responsible for the creation of a Central Mountain Archives in the multimedia mountain center "Crown of the Earth" (pl. Centrum Górskie Korona Ziemi) in Zawoja.[3]
Kurczab led a Polish expedition in 1976 that tackled the Northeast ridge of K2. However, the team was not able to summit due to poor weather conditions and failing health among several expedition members.[4]
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^"Janusz Kurczab nie żyje". rmf24. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
janusz, kurczab, september, 1937, april, 2015, polish, fencer, mountaineer, expedition, leader, competed, individual, team, épée, events, 1960, summer, olympics, expert, history, himalayism, editor, online, climbing, website, wspinanie, responsible, creation, . Janusz Kurczab 6 September 1937 11 April 2015 was a Polish fencer mountaineer and expedition leader 1 He competed in the individual and team epee events at the 1960 Summer Olympics 2 Expert in the history of Himalayism editor of the online climbing website wspinanie pl Responsible for the creation of a Central Mountain Archives in the multimedia mountain center Crown of the Earth pl Centrum Gorskie Korona Ziemi in Zawoja 3 Janusz KurczabPersonal informationBorn 1937 09 06 6 September 1937Warsaw PolandDied11 April 2015 2015 04 11 aged 77 SportSportFencing Kurczab led a Polish expedition in 1976 that tackled the Northeast ridge of K2 However the team was not able to summit due to poor weather conditions and failing health among several expedition members 4 References edit Janusz Kurczab nie zyje rmf24 Retrieved 11 April 2015 Janusz Kurczab Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 8 July 2015 Retrieved 11 April 2015 Ruszyla budowa Centrum Gorskiego Korona Ziemi Kurczab Janusz 1979 Soli S Mehta ed Polish K2 Expedition 1976 The Himalayan Journal 35 The Himalayan Club Retrieved 5 April 2009 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to fencing in Poland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janusz Kurczab amp oldid 1167800773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
