Overview

• Expedition organizers and sponsor Red Bull said Thursday that Bargiel reached base camp on skis without using bottled oxygen.
• Bargiel summited Monday, skied to Camp 2 for an overnight stop, then continued at first light through the Khumbu Icefall to base camp.
• Reports describe this as the first continuous Everest ski descent completed without supplemental oxygen, whereas Davorin Karnicar’s 2000 full descent used oxygen.
• Red Bull said he was at times assisted by a drone piloted by his brother Bartek to help locate a safe line in the Icefall.
• His team hailed the accomplishment as groundbreaking, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted public congratulations.