Monument to Andrzej Zawada

On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the Andrzej Zawada Monument was unveiled in Lądek Zdrój. The author of the sculpture is Mrs. Marzena Gawrysiak. The monument is made of bronze with a gray patina. The figure of a life-size climber is placed on a boulder. The figure of Andrzej Zawada is life-size.
Andrzej Zawada was a pioneer of winter mountaineering. As friends say about him, a man is a legend. The only person who could organize such difficult Himalayan expeditions to K2 and Mont Everest in winter. Liked, the life and soul of the party, a visionary. He opened a new era in global mountaineering and was a Pole. We can be very proud.
The Mountain Festival held annually in Lądek Zdrój was named after him.
A report on the unveiling of the monument can be found in the link below.