Episode 14 - Krzysztof Wielicki | The Kapadia Interviews

Alpine Club member and Editor of the Himalayan Journal Harish Kapadia has, over a period of nearly two decades, conducted interviews with many notable figures from the world of mountaineering.
In 2023, Kapadia formally made a gift of these recordings to the Alpine Club Library. From December 2023 onwards, we will be releasing these interviews once a week via our RUclips channel so that they can be enjoyed by mountain-enthusiasts throughout the world. Episodes will release on Thursday mornings UK time.
In this episode, Harish interviews world-renowned Polish mountaineer Krzysztof Wielicki. Wielicki is well-known for having climbed the world's 14 8000m peaks, frequently making his ascents by new routes or in winter. The pair discuss how Krzysztof discovered climbing at university and his progression through the Polish climbing system as well as his first experiences in the Himalaya and his iconic climbs. They also touch on the experience of living and climbing within the communist system of Wielicki's youth.
The Alpine Club Library holds a wealth of mountaineering material to which we are very pleased to add these recordings. You can learn more about the Alpine Club Library, and the Alpine Club more generally, via our website: www.alpineclub...
The photo of Wielicki used in the thumbnail image was taken by Ralf Lotys and is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license: creativecommon...