Kinga Baranowska

Kinga Baranowska - (born 1976) - polish mountaineer. Currently living in Warsaw. She summited her first eight-thousander - Cho Oyu - in 2003. Failed on attempt to reach one of the most difficult seven-thousander Jengish Chokusu in Tian-Shan range. In 2006 she successfully reached the top of Broad Peak. On the June 11, 2007 summited Mount McKinley and one month later on July 18 she successfully climbed Nanga Parbat. On year later she summited Dhaulagiri (May 1, 2008) - her first attempt to reach the summit from north-east face, in September, 2007 failed.

Climbers summited Dhaulagiri May 01, 2008. Teams : Iván Vallejo (his 14th 8000er), Ferrán Latorre, Nacho Orviz, Fernando Gonzalez-Rubio, Edurne Pasaban (her 10th 8000er), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (her 11th 8000er), David Göttler, Carlos Pauner (his 8th 8000er), Marta Alejandre, Asier izaguirre, Alex Txicon, Muptu Sherpa and Polish Kinga Baranowska all summited Dhaulagiri in 40km/h winds, thunder and lightning on the summit.

Kinga Baranowska the first Polish woman climber to reach the Summit of Dhaulagiri. Kinga’s Summits : Cho Oyu (8201 m) - October , 2003 ; Broad Peak (8047 m) - Julay 22, 2006 - The 11 woman ascent; Nanga Parbat (8125 m) Julay 18, 2007; Dhaulagiri (8167 m) May 01, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.kingabaranowska.com/ Official site of Kinga Baranowska]
* [http://himalman.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/kinga-baranowska-famous-polish-climber-version-english-and-polish/ Kinga Baranowska - famous Polish climber. /Version english and polish/]
* [http://himalman.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/kinga-baranowska-summit-manaslu-kinga-baranowska-pierwsza-polka-na-manaslu-version-english-and-polish/ Kinga Baranowska summit Manaslu. Kinga Baranowska pierwszą Polką na Manaslu. /Version english and polish/]
* [http://himalman.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/kinga-baranowska-summited-dhaulagiri-kinga-baranowska-pierwsza-polka-na-dhaulagiri-version-english-and-polish/ Kinga Baranowska summited Dhaulagiri. Kinga Baranowska pierwszą Polką na DHAULAGIRI! /Version english and polish/]
* [http://himalman.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kinga-baranowska-summited-dhaulagiri-2008-photo-gallery/ Kinga Baranowska summited Dhaulagiri 2008 - photo gallery.]
* [http://himalman.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/gerlinde-kaltenbrunner-summited-dhaulagiri-gerlinde-kaltenbrunner-zdobyla-dhaulagiri-version-english-and-polish/ Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summited Dhaulagiri. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner zdobyła Dhaulagiri. /Version english and polish/]
* [http://picasaweb.google.com/himalman/KingaBaranowskaDhaulagiri2008 Kinga Baranowska Dhaulagiri 2008 - photo gallery Picasa]
* [http://picasaweb.google.com/himalman/NangaParbatAlpinusExpedition2007 Nanga Parbat Alpinus Expedition 2007 - photo gallery Picasa]