Michał Król
29 years old mountain climber
Initially, climbing was just an adventure, but with the passing of time the passion turned into the way of life. His achievements place him among the best Polish mountain climbers. Michal is a climber who prefers summer and winter climbing, as well. He has climbed for 15 years. On his scorecard here are extremely difficult routes in mountains and rocks, in Europe, Asia and North America. He was a member of the first Polish expedition to Miyar Valley in Himalaya Pradesh and he is a co-author of the mixed double routes of the virgin peak, Lotos. Michal travels to exotic, little explored mountain regions. Through the last decade he was popularizing mountain and rock climbing. He is also the winner of many awards for settings routes and he was nominated for the Expedition of a Year category under National Geographic auspices. He was rewarded for his climbing activity in Miyar Valley and for Pharilapcha climbing.
Place of living: Nowy Targ near the Tatras mountains, Poland
Another activities: skiing, drummer and guitarist of the hard core group, inter of the IVBV/UIAGM.
Favorite music: madball, agnostic front, allowed by law - http://www.myspace.com/xallowedbylawx , red hot chili peppers.
Favorite book: war and historical theme.
Best success in the climbing and mountaineering: capture of the virgin peak in Himalayas - Lotos and opening of the new routes in Himalayas (Lotos Peak 5620m, Pharilapcha 6017m)
The most interesting routes – mountains
-Invisible Airwaves 5.10, A2+, Looking Glass, North Carolina, Smoky Mountains, USA
- First Return 5.9, free solo, Looking Glass, North Carolina, Smoky Mountains, USA
-Okap Muskata M9, Tatra Mountain, Poland
- Lotos Peak 5620m, VIII-, M6, 750m, new route, Miyar Valley, Himalaya Pradesh, India
- Ostatnie Tango M6+, Giewont, Tatra Mountains, Poland
-Tama Donog 5245m, VIII-, 1000m, new route, Miyar Valley, Himalaya Pradesh, India
- Geruda Peak 5640m, VII+ 1x AO, 900m, new route, Miyar Valley, Himalaya Pradesh, India.
- Wariant R, IX-, Mnich, Tatra Mountains, Poland
- Saduś IX, Mnich, Tatra Mountains, Poland
- Metallica IX+, Mnich, Tatra Mountains, Poland
- Pharilapcha 6017m, Dzień Niepodległości M7, WI5, 1300m, new route, Khumbu Valley, Nepal
The most interesting routes– rock
-Siódme poty 8a free solo
- Dwie Twarze 7b+ free solo
- Auschwitz 8a
- Ser Spodlaski 7c+
- Kanalia 8b
- Zimne poty 8a+/b
- Mordor 8b
The most interesting router – ice/dry tooling
-Utok na spicu hit parady M7+, WI5, Tatra Mountain, Slovakia
-Mordor WI5, 300m, Gastein, Austria
- Ruinenorgel WI5+, Gastein, Austria
- Omen M11, Tatra Mountains, Poland
- Szatańskie Wersety M9+, Tatra Mountains, Poland
- Pyma M9 Val Savaranche, Italy
- Il Balcone sul Paradiso M10+ , Val Savaranche, Italy
-Alicja w krainie czarów M7, WI5, Tatra Mountain, Slovakia
Plans for 2010 and 2011:
January/Febuary: ice climbing in Austria and Switzerland
May: rock climbing in USA
August: Kyrgystan – back to not finished route
Fall: Himalayas
Favorite models of Directalpine:
jacket Devil Alpine (is a jacket perfect for every winter and summer conditions, also during difficult mountains climbing cause of its good fit)
pants Devil Alpine (also very good fitted, its durability tests while climbing in tight (coluar) and during ice climbing, very resistant of the water.