Art of freedom - The Himalayas

Jerzy Kukuczka was the first Pole to conquer the crown of the Himalayas - all the 8,000-meter peaks. Reinhold Messner beat him only by a few days by climbing the jewels of Himalayan mountains.

Poles reigned the highest mountaintops of the world for more than 20 years. Watch the legendary climbers in this fascinating feature about extreme winter climbing during the early 80's. A must see.