Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich (21 July 1937 in Łbowo, central Poland – 27 May 1989 on

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow heig ...

) was a Polish

mountaineer Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...

who made several ascents of

eight-thousander The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) recognises eight-thousanders as the 14 mountains that are more than in height above sea level, and are considered to be sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no ...

s. He died in an avalanche on the northwest slopes of

in 1989.

Achievements

Tatra Mts and Alps

Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich undertook many serious climbs including difficult new routes and first winter ascents. Among Polish climbers, the team ''Heinrich-Chrobak'' was held in high prestige and Eugeniusz Chrobak is still considered one of the best Polish Himalayan climbers of all time. The ''Heinrich-Chrobak team'' was very much the Polish equivalent of the Bonington- Whillans team in Britain.

Great Ranges

*1971 –

Kunyang Chhish Kunyang Chhish or Kunyang Chhish ( ur, ) is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange in the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan. An alternate variation of the name is Kunyang Kish. Its height, also sometimes given as , is ranke ...

(7852 m) – first ascent to the summit (along with

Andrzej Zawada Andrzej Zawada (born Maria Andrzej Zawada; 16 July 1928 – 21 August 2000) was a Polish mountaineer, pioneer of winter Himalayism. Zawada was an organiser and leader in numerous high-mountains expeditions. Author of movies and photographs ...

, Jan Stryczyński and Ryszard Szafirski). *1974 –

Lhotse Lhotse ( ne, ल्होत्से ; , ''lho tse'', ) is the fourth highest mountain in the world at , after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. The main summit is on the border between Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu ...

(8250 m) in winter with

, the first time anyone had gone above 8000 m in winter. *1978 – Kanchenjunga Central (8482 m), first ascent – together with Wojciech Brański, Kazimierz Olech. *1979 –

(8516 m), 4 October, ascent together with

Andrzej Czok Andrzej Czok (November 11, 1948 – January 11, 1986) was a Polish mountaineer best known for making the first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri on January 21, 1985 with Jerzy Kukuczka, and for the first ascent of the South Pillar route on Mount Evere ...

Jerzy Kukuczka Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 in Katowice, Poland – 24 October 1989 Lhotse, Nepal) was a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. Born in Katowice, his family origin is Silesian Goral. On 18 September 1987, he became the second m ...

and Janusz Skorek. *1980 –

, participated in the winter expedition, leading the way by the ''Ice Fall'', and participated in setting up higher camps. *1981 –

Masherbrum Masherbrum ( ur, ; formerly known as K1) is a mountain located in the Ghanche District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. At , it is the 22nd highest mountain in the world and the 9th highest in Pakistan. It was the first mapped peak in the Kar ...

, SW Peak (7806 m), first ascent, with Marek Malatyński and Przemysław Nowacki. *1985 –

Cho Oyu __NOTOC__ Cho Oyu (Nepali: चोयु; ; ) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the ''Khumbu'' sub-section of the Mahalangur ...

(8201 m), winter expedition, new route via SE Pillar, ascent with

(15 February, three days after the ''first winter ascent'' by the team of the same expedition, Maciej Berbeka and Maciej Pawlikowski). *1985 – Nanga Parbat (8126 m), first ascent of the NE buttress, on the summit together with

, Carlos Carsolio and Sławomir Łobodziński.

Sources

* Józef Nyka: ''Masherbrum Southwest, Ascent and Tragedy''. American Alpine Journal, 1982, pp. 271–272 * Andrzej Zawada: "Winter at 8250 m: Polish Expedition to Lhotse 1974", Alpine Journal, 1974, pp. 28–35. * Andrzej Zawada: ''Cho Oyu's Three-Kilometer-High Face''. American Alpine Journal, 1986, pp. 6–13 (with 2 photographs with lines depicted) * AAJ 1986, p. 290 (note on Nanga Parbat)

External links

AAJ, Searchable online access

Strona poświęcona pamięci himalaisty Andrzeja Heinricha
(in Polish)

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