Wanda Rutkiewicz
Polish mountaineer
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Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman to summit Mount Everest. Wikipedia
Born: February 4, 1943, Plungė, Lithuania
Died: May 13, 1992 (age 49 years), Kangchenjunga
Spouse: Helmut Scharfetter (m. 1982–1984) and Wojciech Rutkiewicz (m. 1970–1973)
Parents: Zbigniew Błaszkiewicz and Maria Błaszkiewicz
Movies: W cieniu Everestu, Women of K2, Ślady na śniegu, and more
Nationality: Lithuanian and Polish