Karol Zyczkowski - free time page
Hobbies: Sports (ski-alpinism, fencing, tennis, climbing, sailing), travels, books, history and politics.
Karol was skiing down more than eighty different ski-alpine routes
in
Tatra mountains and completed several ski-tours in Alps (e.g. Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Grossglockner). In
July 1991 he
was skiing down the north face of Pik
Lenin (7134 m) in
Pamir,
in 1994 he climbed with ski Aconcagua
(6963 m)
in Argentina and was skiing down from Fuji San in
Japan. In July 2007 he tried to climb Muztag Ata (7546 m) in China, but
after climbing to 6500 m he decided to ski down (without climbing to
the summit). Thus he was able to return home and edit this page...
He is also a member of Sekcja Narciarska Krakowskiego Klubu
Wysokogórskiego
(Ski Division of Cracow Alpine Club) since 1987. In 1987 and
1992
he organized in Tatry mountains the Jan Strzelecki Annual Memorial
-
first Polish competition is ski-alpinism - see
his skiing CV. 
He published (together with Jozef Wala) a skiing guide to the
Polish High Tatras, Podroznik,
Warszawa
2004; see English summary Ski
Touring in the Polish High Tatras , or (if you can read Polish)
look at Narciarstwo
Wysokogorskie w Polskich Tatrach Wysokich. Currently Karol works
on the second volume of the guide to the Polish Tatras concerning Polskie Tatry Zachodnie.
Karol passed the state exam for Beskidy Mountains Guide. He possess a sailing patent and the PZN ski instructor certificate.
Karol is a member of Krakowski
Klub Szermierzy (Cracow Fencers
Club)
since 1972. In 1992-94 he initiated and organized Poland Open
Oldboy
Championships in sword ( see Wspomnienia z
zawodow weteranow szermierki (in Polish) and now is a proud member
of Association of
Polish
Fencing Oldboys (SPWS).
After receiving Ph.D. Karol completed the military service in
Poland.
Serving as a private in a special unit in 1988 he become interested in
the theory of military.
His first articles in this matter where not
allowed
for publication by the Polish censorship and eventually appeared in an
unofficial journal Bez Dekretu. In 1990 his book "Notatki
Szeregowca" was published by Universitas Publishing in Cracow;
second
edition Cracow 2000.
Last update September 2, 2010
Back to Karol Zyczkowski Home Page