from the mountain). In 2018, he led another unsuccessful expedition to reach the summit of K2 in the winter. In January 2022, he released his autobiography entitled Solo. Moje samotne wspinaczki (Solo. My Solitary Climbs) which "delves into the climber’s circumstances, emotions and motivations that led him to undertake each of his solitary ascents". Recognition In 2001, he received the Lowell Thomas Award conferred by The Explorers Club. He was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2003, for his outstanding achievements in alpinism and for popularizing the sport of climbing. In 2015, he was awarded Wrocław University of Science and Technology Medal for his achievements in alpinism. In 2017, the International Astronomical Union approved the name of asteroid discovered by Vincenzo Silvano Casulli as 173094 Wielicki in honour of the Polish climber. In 2018, he received jointly with Reinhold Messner the Princess of Asturias Award in the category of Sports. The 2019 Piolet d'Or was awarded in September 2019 to Wielicki as the 11th Lifetime Achievement award. Major ascents See also Jerzy Kukuczka Wanda Rutkiewicz List of eight-thousanders References External links Interview with Krzysztof Wielicki Krzysztof Wielicki the famous Polish climber./ Version polish and english / Krzysztof Wielicki - Polish Winter Expedition 1980 Polish winter expedition to K2, 2002/3 /Version polish and english/ 1950 births Living people Polish mountain climbers Polish summiters of Mount Everest Summiters of all 14 eight-thousanders People from Ostrzeszów County Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship Summiters of K2 Piolet d'Or winners