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Andrzej Bargiel Completes First Oxygen-Free Ski Descent of Mount Everest

The oxygen-free descent at extreme altitude significantly raises the bar for ski mountaineering.

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Der polnische Bergsteiger Andrzej Bargiel hat als erster Mensch eine Skiabfahrt vom Mount Everest ohne zusätzlichen Sauerstoff geschafft.

Overview

  • Expedition organizer Seven Summit Treks confirmed Bargiel reached Everest base camp on skis without bottled oxygen after his summit push.
  • He summited on Monday, skied down to Camp 2 to spend the night, and the next day continued on skis to base camp.
  • Organizers noted the descent was continuous and without supplemental oxygen, a combination not previously achieved on Everest.
  • Earlier full ski descents, including Davorin Karnicar’s 2000 run from the summit, relied on bottled oxygen.
  • Bargiel succeeded on his third Everest attempt after aborting in 2019 due to unstable ice and in 2022 due to strong winds, and he previously skied from K2’s summit in 2018.