Adam Bielecki
Polish mountainier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polish mountainier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adam Radosław Bielecki (born 12 May 1983) is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber, known for the first winter ascents of the eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak. In his book Spod zamarzniętych powiek, written with co-author Dominik Szczepański, Bielecki tells the story of his climbings, memories from Himalayan expeditions, and the effort the highest mountains demand.[1]
Adam Bielecki | |
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Adam Bielecki (2011) | |
| Born | 12 May 1983 Tychy, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Known for | First winter ascents of Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak |
Adam Bielecki was born in 1983 in Tychy, Poland. He graduated from the Leon Kruczkowski High School No. 1 in Tychy. He studied psychology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.[2] At the age of 17, he was the youngest person to climb Khan Tengri in alpine-style.[citation needed]
Bielecki climbs in the sport style, without oxygen support from the bottle.[citation needed]
On September 30, 2011, together with Artur Hajzer and Tomasz Wolfart, Bielecki summited Makalu (8463m), They climbed the mountain without supplemental oxygen.[3]
On March 9, 2012, Bielecki and Janusz Gołąb made the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum I (8080m), thereby also achieving the highest elevation reached by man in winter in the Karakorum.[4] They climbed the mountain without supplemental oxygen.[5]
On July 31, 2012, Bielecki summited K2 (8611m) without use of supplemental oxygen.[6]
On March 5, 2013, Bielecki climbed Broad Peak (8051m) together with Maciej Berbeka, Artur Małek, and Tomasz Kowalski. They climbed the mountain without supplementary oxygen. The climbers separated before the summit, and while Bielecki and Małek reached the camp on descent, Berbeka and Kowalski went missing and were pronounced dead three days later.[7][8]
On January 27, 2018, Bielecki, along with Denis Urubko, Jarosław Botor, and Piotr Tomala, led a rescue operation on Nanga Parbat to save climbers Élisabeth Revol and Tomasz Mackiewicz, who were stuck on the mountain.[9][10] All four of them had been attempting a winter summit of K2, were brought to the mountain by helicopter. Bielecki and Urubko climbed over 1000m through the night to reach Revol. They succeeded in bringing Revol to safety, but, due to the severe weather conditions, were unable to save Mackiewicz.[11] The K2 expedition ended with no success.[12] Bielecki and his colleagues were awarded Legion of Honour, France's highest distinction for military and civil merits, for this rescue mission.[13]
On July 16 2018, Adam Bielecki with Felix Berg, climbed Gasherbrum II by the west face (likely the second ascent of this face) without supplementary oxygen.[14][15]
Bielecki was a leader of multiple expeditions on five continents. Among other peaks, he also climbed: Tilicho Peak, Pik Lenin, Jengish Chokusu (western summit), Damavand, Ararat, Kilimanjaro, Ruwenzori, Mount Kenya, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Aconcagua, Denali, Dhampus Peak, El Cuerno, Artesonraju, and Churup. In the Alps, he climbed a total of 17 four-thousanders, including Mont Blanc, Dufourspitze, and Matterhorn.[16]
On August 20, 2017, Bielecki, together with Paweł Migas and Jacek Czech, climbed in the Cajon del Mapo region of the Andes, opening 3 new routes: "Ruta Polaca", "Diedro Polaco" and "La Perdida".[17][18]
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