Andrzej 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 and The Explorers Club in the United States.

He was a grandson of Tomasz Rawicz-Zawada, a young participant of January Uprising in 1863, and son of , Polish legionnaire and consul. Provided by Wikipedia