Makalu 2011. Additional information about the summit attempt.

Earlier information specified precisely at the request of Maciej Stańczak:

Maciej Stańczak started the summit attempt, however, he returned from approx. 8,000 m above the sea level. He made this decision, because he was not able to warm up his frostbitten hands despite several attempts.

Stańczak was a participant of the expedition of Polish Mountaineering Association to Makalu. As a result of the operations on the mountain he suffered from 3rd and 4th degree frostbite of all fingers in both hands. At the moment he is in a hospital in Trzebnica.

The expedition finished with conquering the summit on September 30 by Adam Bielecki, Artur Hajzer and Tomasz Wolfart. The Himalayan mountaineers conquered Makalu without oxygen tanks. The last Polish ascent in this style took place 23 years ago.

Patrycja Konopka