Andrzej Zawada
Zawada during the Mount Everest winter expedition (1979/1980) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | Maria Andrzej Zawada 16 July 1928 |
| Died | 21 August 2000 (aged 72) |
| Parent | Filip Rawicz Zawada |
Andrzej Zawada (born Maria Andrzej Zawada; 16 July 1928 – 21 August 2000) was a Polish mountaineer, expedition leader and pioneer of winter Himalayism. Zawada was an organiser and leader of numerous high-mountains expeditions, author of movies and photographs from expeditions, and co-author of Alpinist books. He was an honorary member of the British Alpine Club, French Groupe de Haute Montagne and The Explorers Club in the United States.
He was a grandson of Tomasz Rawicz-Zawada, a young participant of the January Uprising in 1863, and son of Filip Zawada, a Polish legionnaire and consul.