Piotr Morawski

Polish mountaineer (1976–2009)

Piotr Morawski (27 December 1976 – 8 April 2009) was a Polish mountaineer. He achieved the first successful winter ascent together with Simone Moro of Shishapangma on 14 January 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.

Major expeditions

Date Peak Season Partner(s) Result
2002/2003 K2 Winter Unsuccessful
2003/2004 Shishapangma Winter Unsuccessful
14 January 2005 Shishapangma Winter Simone Moro First winter ascent
8 May 2005 Annapurna Summer Piotr Pustelnik Unsuccessful
24 April 2006 Cho Oyu Summer Peter Hámor Successful
9 July 2006 Broad Peak Summer Solo Successful
15 July 2007 Nanga Parbat Summer Peter Hámor, Jozef Kopold Successful
28 April 2008 Annapurna Summer Peter Hámor Unsuccessful
24 June 2008 Gasherbrum I Summer Peter Hámor Successful
6 July 2008 Gasherbrum II Summer Peter Hámor Successful

References

  • MountEverest.net Polish mountaineering timeline
  • piotrmorawski.com official website (in Polish)
  • Tragedy on Himalaya - Piotr Morawski lost on Dhaulagiri.
  • Piotr Morawski the famous Polish climber. /Version english and polish/
  • web album mBank Annapurna West Face Expedition 2008
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