Polish woman attempting unprecedented K2 winter ascent 05.01.2021 15:18 Polish climber Magdalena Gorzkowska is taking on one of the last great challenges in the world of high-altitude mountaineering: a winter ascent of K2. Audio 04'42 Magdalena Gorzkowska. Photo: PAP/Hanna Bardo “We are slowly descending to basecamp as the weather is getting foul. Hard to say how long this bad weather will last but I hope once it’s over we’ll set off for the summit,” Gorzkowska said.