Artur Hajzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArtur Hajzer
Polish mountain climber
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Zielona GĂłra, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
About Artur Hajzer
- Artur Henryk Hajzer (28 June 1962 – 7 July 2013) was a Polish mountaineer.
- Hajzer climbed seven eight-thousanders, several via new routes (Manaslu’s NE face in 1986, Shishapangma’s east ridge in 1987) and made the first winter climb of Annapurna on February 3, 1987.
- He also summited Annapurna East (8010m) via a new route up the SE face in 1988.
- All these climbs were done together with Jerzy Kukuczka, without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support.
- Artur also attempted Lhotse South Face three times, reaching 8200 m in 1985, 8300 m in 1987 and 7200 m (alpine style) in 1989.
- He also organised a rescue operation on Mount Everest’s West Ridge for Andrzej Marciniak in 1989.
- On September 30, 2011, he summited Makalu with Adam Bielecki and Tomasz Wolfart.
- In July 2013 he died after falling in the Japanese Coloir after an attempt to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I.
Read more at Wikipedia