{"id":32417,"date":"2022-03-08T11:36:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T10:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=32417"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:45:39","slug":"wanda-rutkiewicz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/wanda-rutkiewicz\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring biographies: Wanda Rutkiewicz, the most outstanding mountaineer of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Considered the best mountaineer in<\/strong> all times.<\/strong> The Polish Wanda Rutkiewicz<\/strong>In addition to all the impressive ascents she achieved during her climbing career, she was also responsible for breaking the social patterns that dominated at a time when it was very difficult for women to do what they really wanted to do and were passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His birth and childhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wanda Rutkiewicz<\/strong> was born in Plung\u00e9, Poland (now part of Lithuania), on 4 February 1943. When World War II came to an end, he and his humble family had to move to Wroclaw, located in western Poland. It was there that he managed to study and graduate with a degree in electrical engineering. At that time, a field reserved almost exclusively for men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wanda's childhood was not a happy one; at the age of 5 her older brother died while handling an old war mine with some friends. Then the process of separation from her parents was hard, and at the age of 29, her father was murdered by criminals who broke into their home to steal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although since her childhood she had to share the burden of this difficult family situation, thanks to her tenacity, in addition to studying for a university degree she also excelled in volleyball, being selected to form part of the national team and from the age of 18 she began to make a name for herself as an excellent mountaineer. From that age she demonstrated her aptitude and skills in the practice of this sport.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n