2018 Polish winter K2 expedition

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The 2018 Polish winter K2 expedition was a high-profile national mountaineering attempt to achieve the first winter ascent of K2, involving some of Poland’s leading high-altitude climbers.

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instanceOf K2 expedition
Polish national expedition
mountaineering expedition
alsoKnownAs Polish National Winter Himalayan Expedition K2 2017–2018 NERFINISHED
baseCampAltitudeMetres 5000
baseCampArrival 2018-01-08
climbingStyle siege-style with fixed ropes and camps
country Poland
endDate 2018-03-05
endYear 2018
expeditionLeaderRole expedition leader
heritage part of Polish winter Himalaism tradition
highestPointReachedMetres 7400
leader Krzysztof Wielicki NERFINISHED
location Pakistan NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage high-profile in Polish media
mountain K2 NERFINISHED
mountainRange Karakoram NERFINISHED
name 2018 Polish winter K2 expedition NERFINISHED
nationalityOfTeam Polish
notableEvent rescue of Élisabeth Revol on Nanga Parbat
objective first winter ascent of K2
organizedBy Polish Mountaineering Association NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd deteriorating weather and safety concerns
rescueDate 2018-01-27
rescuedClimber Élisabeth Revol NERFINISHED
rescueLocation Nanga Parbat NERFINISHED
rescueParticipant Adam Bielecki NERFINISHED
Denis Urubko NERFINISHED
Jarosław Botor NERFINISHED
Piotr Tomala NERFINISHED
result summit not reached
season winter
sponsor Polish Winter Himalaism program
startDate 2017-12-29
startYear 2017
status unsuccessful in reaching summit
supportedBy Polish Ministry of Sport and Tourism NERFINISHED
teamMember Adam Bielecki NERFINISHED
Artur Małek NERFINISHED
Dariusz Załuski NERFINISHED
Denis Urubko NERFINISHED
Janusz Gołąb NERFINISHED
Jarosław Botor NERFINISHED
Maciej Bedrejczuk NERFINISHED
Marcin Kaczkan NERFINISHED
Marek Chmielarski NERFINISHED
Marek Kaczkan NERFINISHED
Paweł Dunaj NERFINISHED
Piotr Snopczyński NERFINISHED
Piotr Tomala NERFINISHED
Rafał Fronia NERFINISHED
usedRoute Abruzzi Spur NERFINISHED

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Adam Bielecki expeditionMemberOf 2018 Polish winter K2 expedition