Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman to summit Mount Everest. Wikipedia

  • Born:  Wanda Błaszkiewicz, February 4, 1943, Plungė, Lithuania, Soviet Union
  • Age at death:  49 years
  • Died:  May 13, 1992, Kangchenjunga, Nepal
  • Nationality:  Polish
  • Occupation:  Mountaineer
  • Known for:  First woman to successfully climb K2
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo