[VIDEO] Andrzej Bargiel Completes Historic Ski Descent of All Karakoram 8,000-Meter Peaks In a remarkable feat of mountaineering, Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel successfully skied down Gasherbrum I yesterday, marking the completion of his journey of skiing down all the Karakoram 8,000-meter peaks. Bargiel’s daring descent began immediately after he reached the summit at 7:15 am. Multiple other climbing teams, including Alpenglow, Imagine Nepal, and solo climbers, such as Hugo Ayaviri, also […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Andrzej Bargiel Skis From Summit of World’s 13th Highest Mountain Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has successfully summited Gasherbrum II, the 13th-highest mountain in the world, before returning to base camp on skis without supplemental oxygen. Bargiel began his ascent to the 26,362 ft (8,035-meter) peak on the Pakistan-China border on Tuesday evening and reached the summit at 4:00 am Polish time on Wednesday (7 pm Tuesday PST). Related: VIDEO: […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 21, 2023 0 Comments
Andrzej Bargiel Aborts Quest to Ski Everest Due to Hazardous Weather Andrzej Bargiel announced yesterday he had been forced to end his expedition to ski Mount Everest from the summit to base without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support due to ‘heavy snowfall and strong wind.’Â The attempt was his second in three years. I am forced to make a decision to end the expedition. The forecast for the next days and weeks […] SnowBrains | October 4, 2022 0 Comments
Andrzej Bargiel Announces He Will Attempt to Ski Down Everest This Fall Andrzej Bargiel announced today he would shortly be reattempting to ski Mount Everest from the summit to base without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support. The Polish mountaineer’s first attempt was in 2019, an expedition that ended after five weeks due to a gigantic overhanging serac over the Khumbu Icefall. Related: Andrzej Bargiel Abandons Attempt to Ski Down Everest Due to Unsafe Apartment-Sized […] SnowBrains | August 24, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel Skis Down Another 20,000-Foot Peak Less than two weeks after bagging another world’s first ski descent, Red Bull athlete Andrzej Bargiel is at it again, this time on 20,000-foot Laila Peak in the Karakoram. Yesterday we managed to take advantage of the short weather window, and we are delighted together with @jedrekbaranowski that we have reached the Laila Peak summit. The mountain is exceptional, and […] Climbing CragBrains | May 11, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel, First Person to Ski Down K2, Claims Another First Ascent and Ski Descent in Pakistan On 30 April 2021 Andrzej Bargiel, most famous for the breathtaking first-ever ski descent of the world’s second-highest peak, K2, made the first ascent of 20,269-foot (6178m) Yawash Sar II in the Karakorum, Pakistan. He reached the summit via the west face, and then made the mountain’s first ski descent. Related: VIDEO: Breathtaking GoPro Footage of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 6, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel – K2: The Impossible Descent Two years ago Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel rewrote history on 28,251-foot K2, the infamous Himalayan peak, and the world’s second-highest mountain. K2: The Impossible Descent is a new feature-length documentary on Red Bull TV (release July 22) revealing what happened behind the scenes of the world-first mission. Related: VIDEO: Breathtaking GoPro Footage of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down K2 Bargiel […] Climbing SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Andrzej Bargiel Abandons Attempt to Ski Down Everest Due to Unsafe Apartment-Sized Hanging Ice Block A hanging chunk of ice the size of an apartment block has forced Polish daredevil Andrzej Bargiel to abandon his bid to ski down Mount Everest, he announced on his Facebook on Monday. The 31-year-old, who last year skied down K2, was making a rare attempt to summit the world’s tallest mountain and then ski down without supplemental oxygen. But a […] Industry News CragBrains | October 1, 2019 0 Comments