Krystyna Palmowska

Krystyna Palmowska was a Polish alpinist, high-altitude mountaineer and engineer. Palmowska became known for her mountaineering expeditions in the late 1970s and 1980s, where she was recognized as one... Wikipedia

• Nationality:  Polish
• Born:  November 11, 1948, Warsaw, Poland
• Age at death:  76 years
• Died:  June 15, 2025, Wyżnia Przybylińska Pass, High Tatras, Slovakia
• Occupation:  Mountaineer, engineer
• Known for:  First woman to summit Broad Peak, first all-female summit of Nanga Parbat
• Major ascents:  1977: Second all-female ascent of Matterhorn's North Face (with Anna Czerwińska), 1978: First successful all-female winter climb of Matterhorn (with Wanda Rutkiewicz, Anna Czerwińska, Irena Kesa), 1979: First women's ascent of Rakaposhi (7,788m), new route (with Anna Czerwińska), 1983: First woman to summit Broad Peak (8,051m) (alpine style), 1985: First all-female ascent of Nanga Parbat (8,126m), 1986: Reached 8,200m on K2's Magic Line (with Anna Czerwińska)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo