Wszechmogący

Piotr Trybalski

THE MONTAIN BOOK OF 2022


Keynote
A story of Andrzej Zawada, the greatest
Himalayan climber in history, also
a singular and multi-talented man
who could not be contained in any one
category.

Selling Points
 A book about a man who loved
the mountains above all else, and who was
prepared to give his life for them.
 Polish Himalayan climbing in the mid
twentieth century was unmatched –
climbers from Poland achieved
the impossible, and Andrzej Zawada was
the best of them all.
 The tale of a very complicated man –
multi-talented, taking what life had to
give.
 Trybalski’s book is not just the story
of a great Himalayan climber – a holistic
portrait of a man of great passion, written
with gusto, omitting nothing, no matter
how dark or awkward.
 Zawada’s biography is also the history
of Poland from the 1970s to the early
capitalist era. This book contains may
political angles – from his flirtation with
socialism to his work with the opposition.
 Zawada was also a great lover of jazz
and film – he had numerous successes in
either field, which makes Trybalski’s book

a fascinating panorama of social life and
the arts scene of the time as well.
 The author is an outstanding journalist
and authority on mountain climbing.

Description
For some people, nothing is impossible –
and one of them was surely Andrzej
Zawada, the greatest Himalayan climber
in world history. He not only conquered
the highest summits on Earth, he was also
head of the expedition that was the first
to scale Mount Everest in winter, a feat
which was considered impossible. Utterly
devoted to his passion, he could speak of
it with verve and poetic conviction, which
Trybalski supplies in spades.
As if mountain climbing were too
little, Zawada also had a colorful and
exciting life on the side – a man of
many talents, he was also successful
in jazz and acting. On top of all this,
he was strikingly handsome: he was
a ladies’ man and the life of the party,
as his wife bitterly recalls. His life was
rounded off by politics – after an initial
fascination for socialism, he became
active in the opposition movement in
the 1980s, and then tried to find his feet
in the challenges of early capitalism. This
makes Trybalski’s book a multifaceted
portrait of a real Renaissance man, a man
of passion who loved life and knew how to
live it to the full, in various circumstances.

Target Market
Readers of biographies of athletes and
travelers.
Lovers of mountaineering literature.
Those interested in reportage and
non‑fiction.

Release date: 2021
Pages: 624
ISBN: 978-83-08-07382-7


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Omnipotent. The Man Who Invented the Himalayas

Piotr Trybalski

THE MONTAIN BOOK OF 2022


Keynote
A story of Andrzej Zawada, the greatest
Himalayan climber in history, also
a singular and multi-talented man
who could not be contained in any one
category.

Selling Points
 A book about a man who loved
the mountains above all else, and who was
prepared to give his life for them.
 Polish Himalayan climbing in the mid
twentieth century was unmatched –
climbers from Poland achieved
the impossible, and Andrzej Zawada was
the best of them all.
 The tale of a very complicated man –
multi-talented, taking what life had to
give.
 Trybalski’s book is not just the story
of a great Himalayan climber – a holistic
portrait of a man of great passion, written
with gusto, omitting nothing, no matter
how dark or awkward.
 Zawada’s biography is also the history
of Poland from the 1970s to the early
capitalist era. This book contains may
political angles – from his flirtation with
socialism to his work with the opposition.
 Zawada was also a great lover of jazz
and film – he had numerous successes in
either field, which makes Trybalski’s book

a fascinating panorama of social life and
the arts scene of the time as well.
 The author is an outstanding journalist
and authority on mountain climbing.

Description
For some people, nothing is impossible –
and one of them was surely Andrzej
Zawada, the greatest Himalayan climber
in world history. He not only conquered
the highest summits on Earth, he was also
head of the expedition that was the first
to scale Mount Everest in winter, a feat
which was considered impossible. Utterly
devoted to his passion, he could speak of
it with verve and poetic conviction, which
Trybalski supplies in spades.
As if mountain climbing were too
little, Zawada also had a colorful and
exciting life on the side – a man of
many talents, he was also successful
in jazz and acting. On top of all this,
he was strikingly handsome: he was
a ladies’ man and the life of the party,
as his wife bitterly recalls. His life was
rounded off by politics – after an initial
fascination for socialism, he became
active in the opposition movement in
the 1980s, and then tried to find his feet
in the challenges of early capitalism. This
makes Trybalski’s book a multifaceted
portrait of a real Renaissance man, a man
of passion who loved life and knew how to
live it to the full, in various circumstances.

Target Market
Readers of biographies of athletes and
travelers.
Lovers of mountaineering literature.
Those interested in reportage and
non‑fiction.

Release date: 2021
Pages: 624
ISBN: 978-83-08-07382-7


Other covers