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They Were the First Poles to Conquer an Eight-Thousander. They Were Almost Forgotten.

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Kazimierz Głazek, Janusz Kuliś, Marek Kęsicki, Andrzej Sikorski, and Bohdan Nowaczyk stood atop the 8,011-meter-high Broad Peak Middle 50 years ago. There were about 20 of them. They found the highest point on the ridge and deposited a box containing the names of the conquerors. Only two of them would return home. But first, they would endure a real ordeal.
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Kazimierz Głazek, Janusz Kuliś, Marek Kęsicki, Andrzej Sikorski, and Bohdan Nowaczyk stood atop the 8,011-meter-high Broad Peak Middle 50 years ago. There were about 20 of them. They found the highest point on the ridge and deposited a box containing the names of the conquerors. Only two of them would return home. But first, they would endure a real ordeal.

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newsweek.pl broke the news in on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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