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11 Facts About Kacper Tekieli

1.

Kacper Tekieli was a Polish mountain climber and sport climbing instructor with a title given by the Polish Alpinism Association.

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Kacper Tekieli died in an Jungfrau avalanche in the village of Stechelberg in 2023.

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Kacper Tekieli obtained a master's degree in philosophy, during which he experienced his first fascination with the mountains in the Bieszczady Mountains.

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Kacper Tekieli walked routes in the Alps, Colorado, Nevada and Alaska, and the fastest diretissima of the northern face of the Mieguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki.

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Over time, Kacper Tekieli came to the conclusion that "the essence of mountaineering is to climb a difficult wall in the most favorable conditions", the choice of the most logical solution to a given mountaineering problem.

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Kacper Tekieli often made such crossings in the Tatra Mountains alone and without protection, in winter conditions.

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Kacper Tekieli was found and saved thanks to an innovative action using UAV.

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Kacper Tekieli managed to abseil with him on a rope to the base of the wall, from where, together with other climbers, he carried the injured man through the glacier to the base.

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In 2019, Kacper Tekieli achieved further significant successes in the mountains of Europe.

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Kacper Tekieli set himself the goal of climbing all 82 Alpine four-thousanders in record time.

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Kacper Tekieli's body was not found until the next morning.