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On September 18 1987 Jerzy Kukuczka (pron. yeh-zhee koo-kootch-kah), known to his friends as Jurek (pron. yoo-rek), became only the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders. Reinhold Messner who completed the same task only a year before, upon learning the news, wrote to him "you are not second, you are great". And while Messner took 16 years to complete this feat, Kukuczka needed only 8. In the process, Kukuczka established nine new routes and climbed four summits during winter.

• 1979 - Lhotse
• 1980 - Mount Everest - new route
• 1981 - MakaluMakalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid. Rising just north of the higher summit, separated by a narrow saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,8 - solo, alpine style
• 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du - Broad PeakBroad Peak (originally named K3 is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. Broad Peak is part of the Gasherbrum massif and is about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from K2. Broad Peak was originally named K3 right after the naming of K2 but on closer inspection by - alpine style
• 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu - Gasherbrum IIGasherbrum II (also known as K4 is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. Gasherbrum II is the third highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram mountain range of the Himalayas. Gasherbrum II was first climbed on July 8, 1956 by Fri - new route, alpine style
• 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu - Gasherbrum IGasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5 is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region of the Himalayas. Gasherbrum in the local language means "Shining Wall". Gasherbrum I was d - new route, alpine style
• 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe - Broad Peak - new route, alpine style
• 1985 - Dhaulagiri - first winter ascent
• 1985 - Cho Oyu - first winter ascent, new route
• 1985 - Nanga Parbat - new route
• 1986 - Kanchenjunga - first winter ascent
• 1986 - K-2 - new route, alpine style
• 1986 - Manaslu - new route, alpine style
• 1987 - Annapurna I - first winter ascent
• 1987 - Shisha Pangma - new route, alpine style