Overview

• His team and organizer Seven Summit Treks confirmed the accomplishment, released verified video, and quoted Chhang Dawa Sherpa calling it unprecedented for a solo, no-oxygen descent.
• Bargiel left Camp IV on September 21, summited on September 22 around 15:00 local time, reached Camp II after nightfall, and arrived back at base camp at 08:45 on September 23.
• A heavy snowfall forced roughly 16 hours above 8,000 meters in the death zone, compounding the physiological risk of an oxygen-free push.
• He skied a continuous line over the Hillary Step, South Summit, Balcony, and South Col to Camp II, then completed the lower section through the Khumbu Icefall the next morning.
• Earlier full ski descents used supplemental oxygen, while organizers also described this mission as done without fixed ropes; Poland’s prime minister publicly congratulated Bargiel, who previously skied K2 in 2018.