Jerzy Kukuczka is today considered the greatest Himalayan climber of all time. He was the second man to conquer all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters. He accomplished this feat in just 8 years, an absolute record, and by multiplying winter ascents and new routes. A true force of nature, he died tragically in 1989, falling 3,000 meters during an attempt to climb the legendary south face of Lhotse (8,516 m). This powerful and moving film retraces the life, exploits, and career of a mountaineering legend, a modern-day hero, through previously unseen footage of his expeditions.
Jerzy Porębski
Director
Jerzy Kukuczka
Reinhold Messner
Self
Kurt Diemberger
Self
Carlos Carsolio
Self
Bernadette McDonald
Self
Celina Kukuczka
Self
Krzysztof Wielicki
Self
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Alone in the Wilderness79%
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The Class of ‘9271%
