Dobrosława Miodowicz-Wolf
Mrówka Wolf | |
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Dobrosława Miodowicz-Wolf | |
| Born | 18 August 1953 |
| Died | 10 August 1986 |
| Cause of death | Exhaustion |
| Body discovered | 1987, 7100 m on K2 |
| Monuments | Memorial of Polish Himalayan Mountaineers, Namche Bazaar, Nepal |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Ethnographer, Alpinist |
| Years active | 1970–1986 |
| Employer | National Museum of Ethnography |
| Spouse | Jan Wolf |
| Children | Łukasz Wolf |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Miodowicz, Zyta Miodowicz |
| Relatives | Konstanty Miodowicz (brother) |
Dobrosława "Dobrusia" "Mrówka" Miodowicz-Wolf (18 August 1953 in Kraków — 10 August 1986 on K2) was a Polish alpinist, mountaineer, ethnographer, and researcher at Poland's National Museum of Ethnography. She was the daughter of politician and trade union activist Alfred Miodowicz, sister of politician Konstanty Miodowicz, and the wife of mountaineer Jan Wolf. She died in the Karakorum on the descent from the summit of K2.
As a child, Miodowicz-Wolf would borrow books from the library by Polish alpinist Wawrzyniec Żuławski, and was inspired by his Tatra trilogy of mountain ascents. She would go on to become a mountaineering instructor and trainer. Because of her small stature and strength as a climber, she became known by the nickname "ant" (in Polish: Mrówka).