08/07/2025
Adam Bielecki was born on 12th of May, 1983 and is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber.
At the age of 17, he was the youngest person to climb Khan Tengri in alpine-style. He is known for the first winter ascents of the eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak. He climbs in the sport style, without oxygen support from the bottle.
Eight-thousanders
On September 30, 2011, together with Artur Hajzer and Tomasz Wolfart he summited Makalu (8463m).
On March 9, 2012, Adam Bielecki with Janusz Gołąb made the first successful winter ascent of Gasherbrum I (8080m), thereby also achieving the highest elevation reached by man in winter in the Karakorum. They climbed the mountain without supplementary oxygen.
On July 31, 2012, he summited K2 (8611m) without use of supplemental oxygen.
On March 5, 2013, he climbed Broad Peak (8051m) together with Maciej Berbeka, Artur Małek and Tomasz Kowalski. The climbers separated before the summit, and while Bielecki and Małek reached the camp on descent, Berbeka and Kowalski went missing and were pronounced dead three days later.
On January 27, 2018, Bielecki, along with Denis Urubko, led a rescue operation on Nanga Parbat to save climbers Elisabeth Revol and Tomasz Mackiewicz, who were stuck on the mountain. Bielecki and Urubko, who had been attempting a winter summit of K2, were brought to the mountain by helicopter and climbed over 1000m through the night to reach Revol. They succeeded in bringing Revol to safety, but, due to the severe weather conditions, were unable to save Mackiewicz.
2000 - Khan Tengri. At the age of 17, he was the youngest person to climb Khan Tengri in alpine-style.
2001 - P*k Lenina
2001, 2006, 2007, 2009 - Elbrus
2003, 2008 - Pobieda
2006 - Demawend
2007, 2009 - Chimborazo
2007, 2009 - Cotopaxi
2007, 2010, 2011 (two times) - Kilimanjaro
2008, 2011 - Aconcagua
2008 - Ararat
2009 - 2 times Mt. McKinley (Denali)
2009 - Dhampus Peak
2010 - Ruwenzori
2011 - El Cuerno
Gasherbrum I (first winter ascent)
2012 – K2
2013 – Broad Peak (first winter ascent)
2018 – Gasherbrum II (by the west face)