Wanda Rutkiewicz

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Wanda Rutkiewicz

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1943-02-01 -1992-05-12

Female

Plungė, Lithuania

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Biography


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.