About Janusz Kurczab
Lived 1937 – 2015 (aged 77). Janusz Kurczab was a Polish fencer, mountaineer and fencing master.
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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Who was Janusz Kurczab?
Polish fencer and mountain climber
When was Janusz Kurczab born?
Janusz Kurczab was born on 6 September 1937 in Warsaw.
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Janusz Kurczab died on 11 April 2015 in Łask.
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Janusz Kurczab was a fencer, mountaineer and fencing master.
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Janusz Kurczab was Polish.
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