12. Spirit of Poland Rafal Nowakowski and his Spirit of Poland team have already been to southern Chile once—to compete in NIGSA’s Patagonian Discovery Challenge. In the Discovery Challenge, teams trek through mountains and cross rivers without the pressure of competition. When interviewed about his experience, Rafal emphasized the joy of exploring areas without the traces of other tourists.
This February, the Spirit of Poland Team will go several steps further off the beaten tourist track. Nowakowski brings a strong team to the 2016 Patagonian Expedition Race. His team consists of Krystian Mokrycki, a professional mountain rescuer, Agnieszka Dziadosz, a repeated champion in military topography races, and Pawel Matenczuk, who can claim twenty years of military experience as well as many years organizing expeditions in the Annapurna area. Nowakowski’s own skill and bravery, evident in his long military service and work as a skydiving instructor, round out the crew.
The Spirit of Poland is coming back to Patagonia. But this time it’s going to be for a competition…
Name: Rafal Nowakowski (Captain)
Age: 41
Hometown: Warszawa, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Former SF Soldier
PER Experience: First Edition
Name Krystian Mokrycki
Age: 40
Hometown: Klodzko, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Mountain Rescuer
PER Experience: First Edition
Name: Pawel Matenczuk
Age: 41
Hometown: Mazowieckie, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Former SF Soldier
PER Experience: First Edition
Name: Agnieszka Dziadosz
Age: 34
Hometown: Biszcza, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Military Sector
PER Experience: First Edition

Rafal Nowakowski and his Spirit of Poland team have already been to southern Chile once—to compete in NIGSA’s Patagonian Discovery Challenge. In the Discovery Challenge, teams trek through mountains and cross rivers without the pressure of competition. When interviewed about his experience, Rafal emphasized the joy of exploring areas without the traces of other tourists.
This February, the Spirit of Poland Team will go several steps further off the beaten tourist track. Nowakowski brings a strong team to the 2016 Patagonian Expedition Race. His team consists of Krystian Mokrycki, a professional mountain rescuer, Agnieszka Dziadosz, a repeated champion in military topography races, and Pawel Matenczuk, who can claim twenty years of military experience as well as many years organizing expeditions in the Annapurna area. Nowakowski’s own skill and bravery, evident in his long military service and work as a skydiving instructor, round out the crew.
The Spirit of Poland is coming back to Patagonia. But this time it’s going to be for a competition…
Name: Rafal Nowakowski (Captain)
Age: 41
Hometown: Warszawa, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Former SF Soldier
PER Experience: First Edition
Name Krystian Mokrycki
Age: 40
Hometown: Klodzko, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Mountain Rescuer
PER Experience: First Edition
Name: Pawel Matenczuk
Age: 41
Hometown: Mazowieckie, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Former SF Soldier
PER Experience: First Edition
Name: Agnieszka Dziadosz
Age: 34
Hometown: Biszcza, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Military Sector
PER Experience: First Edition






