Overview

• The Polish ski mountaineer summited on Monday, skied to Camp 2, spent the night, and completed the run to base camp the following day.
• Heavy snowfall forced 16 hours above 8,000 meters in the death zone without supplemental oxygen.
• Expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks confirmed the run, with Chhang Dawa Sherpa calling it unprecedented and extremely challenging.
• Slovenian Davorin Karnicar achieved the first full summit-to-base ski descent in 2000 using bottled oxygen, highlighting the difference in this attempt.
• Bargiel, known for a 2018 ski descent of K2 and his Hic Sunt Leones project, was welcomed at base camp with a traditional khada scarf.