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Place of Birth: Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
About Andrzej Zawada
- Andrzej Zawada, born: Maria Andrzej Zawada, (16 July 1928 in Olsztyn – 21 August 2000 in Warsaw) was a Polish mountaineer, pioneer of winter Himalayism.
- Organiser and leader in numerous high-mountains expeditions.
- Author of movies and photographs from expeditions, co-author of Alpinist books.
- Honorary member of the British Alpine Club, French Groupe de Haute Montagne and American The Explorers Club. Grandson of Tomasz Rawicz-Zawada young participant of January Uprising in 1863.
- Son of Filip Rawicz Zawada, Polish legionnaire and consul. Zawada studied physics and geophysics in Wroclaw and Warsaw.
- Received an engineer's degree seismologist.
- In the years 1955-1993 he worked at the Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences. Amongst climbers he is known for his phrase: "Tell me, what you did in the winter in the Tatras, and I'll tell you what climber you are".
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