Piotr Morawski
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Piotr Morawski was a Polish mountaineer
. He was best known for making the first successful winter ascent together with Simone Moro
of Shisha Pangma on January 14, 2005. Morawski died aged 32 during an international Dhaulagiri
/Manaslu
expedition in Nepal
. He fell into a crevasse
at an elevation of 5500 m while acclimatizing.
Mountaineer
-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
. He was best known for making the first successful winter ascent together with Simone Moro
Simone Moro
Simone Moro is an Italian alpinist. He has climbed several 8000m peaks without using supplementary oxygen. - Early life :...
of Shisha Pangma on January 14, 2005. Morawski died aged 32 during an international Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is Earth's seventh highest mountain at ; one of fourteen over eight thousand metres. Dhaulagiri was first climbed May 13, 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian expedition....
/Manaslu
Manaslu
Manaslu , also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, and is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "Mountain of the Spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul"...
expedition in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. He fell into a crevasse
Crevasse
A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier . Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the sheer stress generated when two semi-rigid pieces above a plastic substrate have different rates of movement...
at an elevation of 5500 m while acclimatizing.
Major expeditions
| Date | Peak | Season | Partner(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/2003 | K2 K2 K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest... |
Winter | Unsuccessful | |
| 2003/2004 | Shisha Pangma | Winter | Unsuccessful | |
| January 14, 2005 | Shisha Pangma | Winter | Simone Moro Simone Moro Simone Moro is an Italian alpinist. He has climbed several 8000m peaks without using supplementary oxygen. - Early life :... |
First winter ascent |
| May 8, 2005 | Annapurna Annapurna Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over .... |
Summer | Piotr Pustelnik Piotr Pustelnik Piotr Pustelnik is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. He is the 20th man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders.- Major ascents :-External links:* * *... |
Unsuccessful |
| April 24, 2006 | Cho Oyu Cho Oyu Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal... |
Summer | Peter Hamor | Successful |
| July 9, 2006 | Broad Peak Broad Peak Broad Peak , is the 12th highest mountain on Earth, with an elevation of 8,051 meters . The literal translation of "Broad Peak" to Faichan Kangri is not accepted among the Balti people.- Geography :... |
Summer | Piotr Pustelnik Piotr Pustelnik Piotr Pustelnik is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. He is the 20th man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders.- Major ascents :-External links:* * *... |
Successful |
| July 15, 2007 | Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain on Earth, the second highest mountain in Pakistan and among the eight-thousanders with a summit elevation of 8,126 meters... |
Summer | Peter Hamor, Dodo Kopold | Successful |
| April 28, 2008 | Annapurna Annapurna Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over .... |
Summer | Peter Hamor | Unsuccessful |
| June 24, 2008 | Gasherbrum I Gasherbrum I Gasherbrum I , also known as Hidden Peak or K5, is the 11th highest peak on Earth, located on the Pakistan-China border in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of China. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region of the Himalaya... |
Summer | Peter Hamor | Successful |
| July 6, 2008 | Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II , also known as K4, is the 13th highest mountain on Earth, located on the border of Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China... |
Summer | Peter Hamor | Successful |