Marek Harasimowicz was born in Zakopane. The Tatra Mountains have been his passion from a very young age. Hiking in the mountains and exploring caves became his second life. His other passion was mountaineering.

In the 1970s, he became a member of the High Mountain Club in Zakopane. During that time, he completed several interesting routes in the Tatra Mountains, including a new route on Kazalnica Mięguszowiecka, ‘Kant Wielkiego Zacięcia’, with G. Chwoła, A. Michnowski and L. Skarżyński, “Kant Hakowy” on Mnich with J. Muskat, the Orłowski and Łapiński routes on Galeria Gankowa with J. Muskat and L. Skarżyński, the Kowlewski route on Młynarczyk with L. Skarżyński, and a number of others.

In 1977, he took part in a training camp organised by the Zakopane High-Altitude Club in the Italian Alps, where, together with M. Pawlikowski, L. Skarżyński and Z. Kiszela, they climbed the Bocalatti route on the east face of Aig. della Brenva, as well as several others.

His climbing partners included G. Chwoła, A. Michnowski, L. Skarżyński, J. Muskat, M. Pawlikowski, Z. Kiszela, W. Poburka, W. Cywiński and W. Stoiński.

Marek is a man with a big heart. He has spent the last 15 years of his life working at the Addiction Centre. As a therapist, he has earned recognition for saving many young and older people from losing themselves to addiction. He is now retired, but continues to help people as a volunteer.

Unfortunately, 2024 has not been a good year for Marek. During one of his trips to the mountains, whilst walking through tall grass, he felt something bite his calf. Initially, there were just two small wounds, which developed into erythema and then into necrosis. Sadly, the necrosis is progressing very rapidly, attacking more and more healthy tissue. For several months now, all treatment has been ineffective, and successive doctors have been at a loss. Mark is at risk of having his leg amputated. To prevent this, a special therapy must be started quickly, but it is very expensive.

Let’s help Mark in this fight.