US EditionWorld first: Andrzej Bargiel just skied down Everest without bottled oxygen
Andrzej Bargiel skied down Everest’s South Col Route without supplemental oxygen, spending 16 hours above 8,000 meters during a historic continuous descent, his third attempt since 2019.
- Andrzej Bargiel has become the first climber to ski down Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, according to his team and expedition organizer.
- Chhang Dawa Sherpa from Seven Summit Treks stated that Bargiel skied down to Camp 2, spent a night there, and reached base camp the next day.
- Bargiel spent 16 hours above 8,000 meters, known as the 'death zone,' facing high risks of altitude sickness due to thin air.
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Polish extreme climber Andrzej Bargiel is the first person to climb Mount Everest without oxygen and then ski into base camp.
Where are the limits of human ability? Top athletes are constantly testing and pushing them. 37-year-old Polish extreme athlete and mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel made history as the first person to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. Then, also without oxygen, he skied down the world's highest mountain all the way to base camp. It took him four days, four hours and 15 minutes to climb Everest and ski down. But what were the preparatio…
A major milestone was achieved by 37-year-old Polish ski mountaineer and climber Andrzej Bargiel, who climbed to the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (8,849 m), and then skied down to base camp. He became the first person in history to do so without the use of supplemental oxygen.
Everest's altitude is 8,848 metres above sea level.
Lalitpur, Nepal.- Polish Andrzej Bargiel became the first climber to go down skiing Mount Everest, the highest in the world, as his team announced on Thursday, a feat achieved also without the use of extra oxygen. Bargiel descended down the snowy slopes of Everest after reaching the top of the mountain of 8,849 meters on Monday. "I am at the top of the highest mountain in the world and I am going down on skis," Bargiel announced in a video poste…
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