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Wanda Rutkiewicz
Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz, a renowned Polish mountaineer, was born on February 4, 1943, in Krakow, Poland, and passed away on May 13, 1992. She was the first woman to summit Mount Everest and the first to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents. more

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