Janusz Kurczab, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish fencer and mountain climber
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Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
About Janusz Kurczab
- Janusz Kurczab (6 September 1937 – 11 April 2015) was a Polish fencer, mountaineer and expedition leader.
- He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
- Expert in the history of Himalayism, editor of the online climbing website wspinanie.pl.
- Responsible for the creation of a Central Mountain Archives in the multimedia mountain center "Crown of the Earth" (pl.
- Centrum Górskie Korona Ziemi) in Zawoja.Kurczab led a Polish expedition in 1976 that tackled the Northeast ridge of K2.
- However, the team was not able to summit due to poor weather conditions and failing health among several expedition members.
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