 Zawada during the Mount Everest winter expedition (1979/1980) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Maria Andrzej Zawada |
| Born | 16 July 1928 Olsztyn, Poland |
| Died | 21 August 2000 Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Family | |
| Parents | Filip Rawicz Zawada |
Andrzej Zawada (born Maria Andrzej Zawada; 16 July 1928 – 21 August 2000) was a Polish mountaineer, expedition leader and pioneer of winter Himalayism. Zawada was an organiser and leader of numerous high-mountains expeditions. Author of movies and photographs from expeditions, co-author of Alpinist books. Honorary member of the British Alpine Club, French Groupe de Haute Montagne and American The Explorers Club.
Grandson of Tomasz Rawicz-Zawada young participant of January Uprising in 1863. Son of Filip Rawicz Zawada, Polish legionnaire and consul.
Zawada studied physics and geophysics in Wrocław and Warsaw where he received a degree in seismology. From 1955–1993, he worked at the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences.