Krystyna Palmowska

Krystyna Palmowska (1948 to 2025) was a Polish alpinist, high-altitude mountaineer and engineer, born in Warsaw and recognised as one of Poland's most notable female climbers of her generation. She joined the Warsaw Mountaineering Club in 1969 and with Anna Czerwińska became known for ascents of some of the most difficult routes in the Tatras, including winter ascents. In 1978 she was part of the first all-female winter climb of the Matterhorn, in 1979 she made the first women's ascent of Rakaposhi with Czerwińska, and in 1982 she joined the K2 Women's Expedition with Wanda Rutkiewicz. On 30 July 1983 she became the first woman to summit Broad Peak, and in 1985 she was part of the first all-female expedition to summit Nanga Parbat.