Leszek Cichy

Leszek Roman Cichy is a Polish climber, financier and entrepreneur, born in Pruszków, Poland, on 14 November 1951. He is best known as one of the two climbers who made the first winter ascent of Mount Everest in 1980, together with Krzysztof Wielicki, a climb that established the winter altitude record of 8,848 metres. He was also the first Polish climber to complete the Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent, and he made a number of other prestigious climbs. Alongside climbing he has worked as a financier and entrepreneur.