Kowalewski Brought Down to Base Camp Below Broad Peak With Help From Sherpas

Bad Weather Delays Kowalewski's Airlift from Broad Peak » Explorersweb

Waldemar Kowalewski's ordeal on Broad Peak is almost but not quite over. The Polish climber, who broke his leg in an avalanche on Friday, was supposed to fly by helicopter to a hospital in Skardu today. But bad weather has grounded the flight until tomorrow. File image of Waldemar Kowalewski. Photo: Seven Summit Treks   An avalanche hit Kowalewski, 45, as he was descending from Camp 3 in risky conditions. His partners helped him down to a tent a…

Kowalewski Brought Down to Base Camp Below Broad Peak With Help From Sherpas

Mountaineer Waldemar Kowalewski, who was injured on Friday following an avalanche on Broad Peak (8,051 m) in the Karakoram, has been brought down to base camp by a team of Sherpas. A helicopter evacuation to a hospital has been scheduled. Traveler Łukasz Supergan, currently at the base camp below Broad Peak, reported the successful completion […] The post Kowalewski Brought Down to Base Camp Below Broad Peak With Help From Sherpas appeared first…

Epic Rescue on Broad Peak of Mountaineer - Gripped Magazine

Waldemar (Waldek) Kowalewski has been rescued after being injured in an avalanche that he and two others triggered on Broad Peak. The mountain stands on the border between Pakistan and China and is the world’s 12th highest mountain. The rescue was carried out by a Sherpa team that climbed from base camp to Kowalewski at around 6,000 metres and back to advanced base camp in less than 24 hours. A second team of climbers assisted in helping to brin…