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Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Actor · 1943–1992 · Plungė, Lithuania

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Biography

Wanda Rutkiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [/ˈvanda rutˈkʲevitʂ/] 4 February 1943 – 12–13 May 1992) was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman (first European woman) to summit Mount Everest.

Appearances5

2010s

  1. 2011

    Art of Freedom

    Self

2000s

  1. 2003

    Women of K2

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1989

    K2 - Dream And Destiny

    Self

  2. 1988

    K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

    Self