Dimensions
152 x 226 x 28mm
Freedom Climbers tells the story of Polands truly remarkable mountaineers who dominated Himalayan climbing during the period between the end of World War II and the start of the new millennium. The emphasis here is on their golden age in the 1980s and 1990s when, despite the economic and social baggage of their struggling country, Polish climbers were the first to tackle the worlds highest mountains during winter, including the first winter ascents on seven of the worlds fourteen 8000-meter peaks.