Jerzy Adamuszek (b. 1955), also known as Jurek Adamuszek, is a Polish Canadian adventurer and writer.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and education 1.2 Career 2 Achievements recognized by the Guinness Book of Records 3 Published works 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and education

Adamuszek, Jerzy (born 30. 09. 1955; since 1980 lives in Montreal). Geographer, traveler, writer. As a child he spent much of his time poring over atlases, adventure books, imagining himself in foreign lands. His youthful pastimes were science, sports, painting. After completion of a Master’s degree in geography at Jagiellonian University, in 1980, he moved to Canada.

[edit] Career

He received his Master's degree in Geography at Jagiellonian Univ in Krakow from 1974 - 1980. He spent his childhood in Chechlo. small village near Pustynia Bledowska (Jura Kraowsko-Czestochowska).

From this flurry of concentrated activity emerged a plan to undertake unique expeditions, mainly based on the sports at which he excelled. Working at a wide variety of jobs: as a land surveyor in Western Canada, making maps and city plans and delivering cars throughout the U.S. and Canada, he was able at the same time to discover his new continent.

In 1994, he began a series of presentations that continued until 2001, called “Spotkania Podroznicze”, with guest speakers on geographical topics, illustrated with films and slides.

In 2007, he began a series of presentations named “Sa Wsrod Nas” (They are amongs us). His guests were people from the Polish community.

[edit] Achievements recognized by the Guinness Book of Records

• Solo Trans Americas Drive (40 527 km: Montreal – Alaska – Tierra del Fuego – Bolivia). The record distance of 22 370 km driven in 18 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes.
• Discovery of the World’s Longest Transcontinental Waterway linking the Beaufort Sea with the Gulf of Mexico (10 682 km).
• Confirmation that Montreal is the World’s largest metropolitan city (in area), between two rivers (252 sq km). It is called Montreal Island.

[edit] Published works

• Wyrachowane Szalenstwo / Calculated Recklessness (Iskry, 1994)
• Kuba to nie tylko Varadero / Cuba is not only Varadero (Yunia, 1997)
• Slonie na olejno (Yunia, 2000)

[edit] Awards and honors

• 2007: Silver Cross of Merit, Poland

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sa Wsrod Nas lecture series