Wanda Rutkiewicz
February 1, 1943 (81 years old) in Plungė, Lithuania
Wanda Rutkiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [/ˈvanda rutˈkʲevitʂ/] 4 February 1943 – 12–13 May 1992) was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman (first European woman) to summit Mount Everest.
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Credits
- 2024 · The Last Expedition as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Art of Freedom as Self
- 2003 · Women of K2 as Self (archive footage)