Andrzej Czok (November 11, 1948 – January 11, 1986) 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 ...

best known for making the first winter ascent of

Dhaulagiri Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world at above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country (Nepal). It was first climbed on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition. Annapurna I () is ...

on January 21, 1985 with Jerzy Kukuczka, and for the first ascent of the South Pillar route on

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...

in 1980 (also with Kukuczka). He suffered a

pulmonary oedema Pulmonary edema, also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive liquid accumulation in the tissue and air spaces (usually alveoli) of the lungs. It leads to impaired gas exchange and may cause hypoxemia and respiratory failure. It is due to ...

while making a winter attempt on

Kangchenjunga Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanghā (), and Khangchendzonga, is the third highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at in a section of the Himalayas, the ''Kangchenjunga Himal'', which is bounded in the west by the ...

in 1985–86 and died at Camp III. He was buried nearby in a crevasse.

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MountEverest.net Polish mountaineering timeline
1948 births 1986 deaths Mountaineering deaths Polish mountain climbers Polish summiters of Mount Everest Sportspeople from Zabrze {{climbing-bio-stub

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