Leszek Cichy presents the note which Ray Genet left on top of Mount Everest in 1979

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Leszek Cichy presents the note which Ray Genet left on top of Mount Everest in 1979

Leszek Cichy presents the note which Ray Genet left on top of Mount Everest in 1979

On 17 February 1980 Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki made the first winter ascent of Mount Everest. Leszek Cichy presents the note which Ray Genet left on top of Mount Everest in 1979. The expedition was led by Polish climbing legend Andrzej Zawada, the driving force behind the idea of winter 8000-meter climbing. Photo by Ryszard Dmoch
dmiki
on Feb 5, 2011 2:37 am
Lat/Lon: 27.98330°N / 86.93330°E
Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing,  Informational
Image ID: 696566

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Zyta

Zyta - Feb 5, 2011 4:35 am - Voted 10/10

very

interesting photo, thanks for sharing! i heard about it from movies about them and their passionate climbings, thanks again. cheers

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