(born in 1942 in Gorlice), mountaineer, high altitude climber, mountaineering instructor, caver; a lawyer by profession. He started climbing in1961 in the Tatras, where he led, among others, two new routes. A co-discoverer of Jaskinia Czarna/Black Cave. In the Dolomites he participated in opening new routes on the Cima del Burel (1967), Pan di Zuccero (1968) and Cima del Pizzon. He climbed a new route on the East Wall of the Aiguille de L’Eboulement (1969) in the Mont Blanc Massif. He climbed also in the Caucasus (inter alia a new route on the North Face of Bzedukh in 1973), and in 1974 in the Pamir-Altai (new routes on Sacharnoj Gołow and Alir in the Fanskie mountains). He took part in an expedition to the Afghan Hindu Kush where he made a solitary ascent of the Aspe Safed and participated in the first ascent of the Kohe Zard (1971). In 1975 he led the expedition to Karakorum which made the first ascent of a virgin eight-thousander Broad Peak Middle, and a year later he participated in the expedition to K2. In the Himalayas, he led, among others, the 1980 expedition to Manaslu. Has published a number of articles on the subject of mountaineering, like Historia wrocławskich wypraw w góry wysokie in “Góry i Alpinizm” magazine. Worked in mountaineering organizations: was an active member of the Alpine Club in Wrocław (e.g. its President), and the Polish Mountaineering Association- PZA (i.a. a member of the Peer Tribunal). Awarded the bronze medal “For Outstanding Sports Achievements”.