Anna Czerwińska
Anna Czerwińska (born July 10, 1949 in Warsaw ) is a Polish alpinist .
Life
In 1975 Anna Czerwińska took part in an expedition to Gasherbrum II and III in the Karakoram . She attracted attention in the summer of 1977 when she and other female mountaineers climbed the north face of the Matterhorn . In 1979 she climbed the Rakaposhi together with Krystyna Palmowska and chose a new route. In 1983 she again climbed Broad Peak with Palmowska and then in 1985 Nanga Parbat . Wanda Rutkiewicz also took part in this excursion . It was the first time that the Parbat was conquered by women. Mount Everest followed in May 2000 and Lhotse and Cho Oyu in 2001 .
Anna Czerwińska is also the first Polish woman to climb the highest mountains on all continents, the Seven Summits .
literature
- Polish explorers , publisher: Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ISBN 83-89175-51-7 , page 62 ff.
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| SURNAME | Czerwińska, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish alpinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |