Experience the history of Polish Himalayan mountaineering like never before! The Golden Decade of Polish Himalayan Mountaineering is a unique time in which Poles defined world standards in Himalayan mountaineering, set new, most difficult routes to eight-thousanders and became the precursors of winter Himalayan mountaineering.
The event, which will take place on 25-26 May 2024 in the City of Gardens in Katowice (Plac Sejmu Śląskiego 2, room 211 and concert hall), aims to celebrate Polish successes in global Himalayan mountaineering and look at this phenomenon from different perspectives.
The event will include meetings with mountaineers, workshops, film screenings, lectures on the history of mountain climbing and the efficiency of the human body, and discussions on the Golden Decade of Polish Himalayan Mountaineering. During the event, you will be able to purchase books and other products of the Wielki Człowiek (Great Man) Foundation at a discount price, and you will also have the opportunity to obtain autographs from invited guests.
Programme:
- The great Himalayan story, the influence of literature and media on the perception of Himalayan mountaineering in Poland – Marek Pacukiewicz, PhD, DLitt, Ilona Chylińska, PhD (University of Silesia), the conversation will be led by Beata Tomanek
- On exercise and high-altitude challenges. Or how to reach your Mount Everest of performance? – Jakub Chycki, PhD, DSc (Academy of Physical Education in Katowice),
- Jerzy Kukuczka’s Archive – Wojciech Lemański (lecture, Great Man Foundation)
- The High Mountain Club in Katowice during the Golden Decade of Himalayan Mountaineering – Janusz Majer, Himalayan climber
- Screening of the film Anna P and an interview with the director and Himalayan climber Ryszard Warecki. The conversation will be moderated by Beata Tomanek
- Mountains and friends during the Golden Decade of Polish Himalayan Mountaineering – Krzysztof Wielicki, Himalayan climber
- Meeting with Cecylia Kukuczka. The conversation will be moderated by Beata Tomanek
- Mountain Rally in Istebna
The event will be accompanied by an exhibition focusing on the Golden Decade of Polish Himalayan Mountaineering.
Detailed information can be found in the Facebook event. The entrance is free-of-charge.
The event is carried out within the City-Region-Academia stream as part of the European City of Science Katowice 2024. It is co-funded by the Silesian Voivodeship – co-organiser of the European City of Science Katowice 2024.
The task is co-financed from the budget of the City of Katowice.
