„Bardziej podziwiam żony słynnych alpinistów niż ich samych”. O narracjach autobiograficznych Cecylii Kukuczki i Ewy Dyakowskiej-Berbeki
“I Admire the Wives of Famous Alpinists More Than the Alpinists Themselves”. Autobiographical Narratives of Cecylia Kukuczka and Ewa Dyakowska-Berbeka

Summary/Abstract: Himalayan mountaineering has two faces. The obverse is great passion, the conquest of peaks, the art of survival in extremely harsh conditions, and the acceptance of mortal risk. The reverse is the suffering endured by the climber’s loved ones – those who fear for their life during an expedition and, in the event of tragedy, mourn their death in the mountains. Telling are the words of Wanda Rutkiewicz: “I admire the wives of famous mountaineers more than the mountaineers themselves.” The passion of these husbands often takes more from their wives than it gives. The subject of this analysis is the autobiographical narratives of Cecylia Kukuczka and Ewa Dyakowska-Berbeka.

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