| Type | Club |
| Country | Poland 🇵🇱 |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Dissolved | 3rd Mar 1974 |
| Members recorded | 5 |
Poland's national mountaineering club, formed in 1935 from earlier Tatra climbing sections and organised into regional circles (koła). On 3 March 1974 it became the Polski Związek Alpinizmu, and its circles became independent clubs such as KW Kraków and KW Warszawa. [1] [2]
[1] Wikipedia (pl): Klub Wysokogórski https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klub_Wysokog%C3%B3rski
[2] Wikipedia (pl): Polski Związek Alpinizmu https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polski_Zwi%C4%85zek_Alpinizmu
5 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jerzy Kukuczka | From 1966 |
Joined the Katowice circle in 1966: "W 1966 roku wstąpił do Koła Katowickiego Klubu Wysokogórskiego". [1] References[1] Wikipedia (pl): Jerzy Kukuczka https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Kukuczka |
| Jan Długosz |
Member of the club's Main Board (Zarząd Główny) and chair of its Sports Commission in 1956–1958. He was twice suspended from membership rights for solo climbing. [1] References[1] Wikipedia (pl): Jan Długosz https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_D%C5%82ugosz_(taternik) |
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| Józef Nyka |
Served on the boards of KW and its successor PZA from 1960 to 1980, and was later an honorary member of PZA. [1] References[1] Wikipedia (pl): Józef Nyka https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Nyka |
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| Wanda Rutkiewicz |
Member of KW Wrocław, and after 1973 of KW Warszawa: "Należała do Klubu Wysokogórskiego we Wrocławiu ... po 1973 roku do Klubu Wysokogórskiego w Warszawie". [1] References[1] Wikipedia (pl): Wanda Rutkiewicz https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Rutkiewicz |
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| Wojciech Kurtyka |
Member of KW Wrocław (no date given). After the 1974 split he was a member of the successor club KW Kraków from 1974, its vice-president in the 1980s and later an honorary member; those roles were in the successor club, not in this group. [1] References[1] Wikipedia (pl): Wojciech Kurtyka https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech_Kurtyka |