Breaking: Famed Polish Climber Piotr Morawski Killed In Climbing Accident On Dhaulagiri

April 8, 2009

Piotr Morawski, one of Poland’s rising star climbers, has been tragically killed in a crevasse fall on Dhaulagiri. Piotr was taking part in an exciting expedition that was hoping to open up a new route on Manaslu’s West Face this year. Dhaulagiri was a training climb for Manaslu.

From ExplorersWeb:

The worst possible news broke earlier today from Dhaulagiri: At 8.40 am local time this morning, Polish Piotr Morawski fell to his death in a crevasse while returning from C2. At only 33, Piotr had summited six 8000ers, and made the first winter summit on Shisha Pangma (together with Simone Moro in January, 2005).

Piotr Morawski was a current member of the Himalayan Trilogy team led by Piotr Pustelnik.

Piotr fell into a 20 meter deep crevasse while navigating from Camp 2 to Camp 1 on Dhaulagiri. Two climbers that Piotr was with, plus members of another Dhaulagiri Polish expedition, The Tatra Rescuers Association, helped to pull Morawski from the crevasse. Dr. Mazik, the expedition doctor, confirmed that Piotr Morawski had perished in the fall.

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