cord was either cut or snapped from the fall, plunging Kukuczka ~2000 metres to his death. Kukuczka's body was never found, but the official version was that he was buried in an icy crevasse near the place of fall. Such a step was dictated by the need to find the body to pay compensation to the deceased's family. Commemoration In the hamlet of Wilcze in Istebna in the highlander's summer house Jerzy Kukuczka, there is the Memorial Chamber of Jerzy Kukuczka, created in 1996 by Cecylia Kukuczka (Jerzy's wife). The mountain "Yak Hotel" in Nepal in Dingboche (4400 m a.s.l.) is named after Jerzy Kukuczka. The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education is a public university in Katowice that conducts teaching and research in physical education and rehabilitation. There is also a street in the Gaj district in Wrocław named after him. See also List of eight-thousanders Jerzy Bibliography References External links Everest History: Jerzy "Jurek" Kukuczka Poland.gov.pl: The Crown of the Himalayas The legend: 5 stars out of 5 Jerzy Kukuczka, il trailer del nuovo film (Italian) WinterClimb.com: Jerzy Kukuczka - short biography and list of ascents Sportspeople from Katowice 1948 births 1989 deaths Polish mountain climbers Mountaineering deaths Polish summiters of Mount Everest Summiters of all 14 eight-thousanders Recipients of the Olympic Order People from Cieszyn County