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"Expedition to K2"
Warsaw, "Old Gallery" ZPAF, April 29 - May 11, 2003
languages: Polish  / English 
 

The seventy photographs included in the "EXPEDITION TO K2" exhibition show the difficulties of the journey.

K2, otherwise known as Chogori, is the world's second highest peak after Mount Everest, extending to a height of 8611 m above sea level. It is located in the Baltoro Mustagh Range situated within the Karakoram Region that lies along the border between China and India. K2 is perceived as the world's most difficult mountain to climb. The vast Baltoro Glacier slowly flows down its slopes. An Italian team was the first to ascend to the peak of K2, doing so on July 31, 1954. Since then, no more than 200 climbers have reached the acme. One out of every seven of them have perished on the mountain's slopes. The first woman to stand atop K2 was Wanda Rutkiewicz. No one has yet succeeded in scaling the peak in winter. Extreme weather conditions reign in the region around K2. In winter the temperature descends to negative 45 degrees Celsius, while wind speeds reach as much as 200 kilometers per hour. The last attempt at conquering the peak in winter, undertaken by a team lead by Krzysztof Wielicki, also ended in failure. The expedition began on December 16, 2002 and ended on February 28, 2003. Immediately after his return to Poland on March 18, 2003, Krzysztof Wielicki stated, "The mission of ascending the peak has not ended, but rather been suspended. I will not give any dates, but I assure you that I will return to K2. One does not combat a mountain, one struggles against adversities. These adversities include snow, hurricane winds, and exhaustion."
The Polish expedition arrived at an altitude of 7700 meters before suspending the ascent.


The seventy photographs included in the EXPEDITION TO K2 exhibition show the difficulties of the journey. They were taken by participants of the Polish Winter Expedition K2 2002/2003: Krzysztof Wielicki, Michal Zielinski and Piotr Morawski. The exhibit also includes a handful of artifacts, namely, equipment which the participants had with them, including tents, lines and ice axes.

Exhibition opening: April 28, 2003, 6 p.m.

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