Person
Wanda Rutkiewicz
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 1, 1943
- Died
- May 12, 1992
- From
- Plungė, Lithuania
Wanda Rutkiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [/ˈvanda rutˈkʲevitʂ/] 4 February 1943 – 12–13 May 1992) was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman (first European woman) to summit Mount Everest.
