Career He died in an avalanche on the northwest slopes of Mount Everest in 1989. Tatra Mts and Alps Great Ranges.
Achievements A lot of serious climbs including hard new routes and first winter ascents. Among Polish climbers the team Heinrich-Chrobak (Eugeniusz Chrobak, other one of the Polish strongest Himalaya climbers ever) was held in high prestige (something like the team Bonington-Whillans in Britain). 1971 - Kunyang Chhish (7852 m) - first ascent to the summit (along with Andrzej Zawada, January Stryczyński and Ryszard Szafirski). 1978 - Kanchenjunga Central (8482 m), first ascent - together with Wojciech Brański, Kazimierz Olech. 1979 - Lhotse (8516 m), October 4, ascent together with Andrzej Czok, Jerzy Kukuczka and Janusz Skorek. 1980 - Mount Everest, participation in the winter expedition, leading the way by the Ice Fall, participated in setting up higher camps. 1981 - Masherbrum, Southwest Peak (7821 m), first ascent, with Marek Malatyński and Przemysław Nowacki. 1985 - Cho Oyu (8,201 m), winter expedition, new route via Southeast Pillar, ascent with Jerzy Kukuczka (15 February, three days after the first winter ascent by the team of the same expedition, Maciej Berbeka and Maciej Pawlikowski). 1985 - Nanga Parbat (8126 m), first ascent of the North-East buttress, on summit together with Jerzy Kukuczka, Carlos Carsolio and Sławomir Łobodziński.