Andrzej Bargiel Plans to Ski Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen Polish ski mountaineer, Andrzej Bargiel, recently revealed his plan to ski Everest in an interview with his sponsor Red Bull. Mount Everest has been skied before, but Bargiel wants to do it “without unfastening the skis and no additional oxygen.” Last year Bargiel became the first person to ski down the world’s second-highest mountain, K2. He accomplished this without supplemental oxygen […] Industry News Taliana Potts | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Full High-Quality Edit of the Historic Andrzej Bargiel K2 Ski Descent There’s not much left on this planet that humans haven’t conquered, but in this day and age when history is made, we are lucky enough that technology can now be there so that we can all relive the occasion. Which is the case for Andrzej Bargiel, when he became the first person to ever descend K2 on skis. A historic moment, […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: More Scary Footage from Red Bull of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down K2 More incredible footage, from his GoPro and a drone, of Andrzej Bargiel’s recent first ski descent of the world’s second-highest peak, and the world’s toughest mountain, K2. Extreme skiing at 28,250-feet! The more I see of this, the more gnarly and incredible this descent becomes. CragBrains | July 26, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Breathtaking GoPro Footage of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down K2 The Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel, 30 will go down in history as the first person to ski down K2 (28,251-feet). It was his second attempt to ski down the planet’s second tallest mountain, known as ‘the savage mountain’. He reached the summit of K2 at 11:30 am on Monday 23rd July 2018 and returned to Base Camp at around […] Industry News CragBrains | July 24, 2018 0 Comments
Polish Ski Mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel Taking Another Shot at First Ski Descent of K2 K2, the second highest peak in the world, has never been skied from the summit. A number of unsuccessful attempts have been made, including one last year by Andrzej Bargiel. Unfazed by the danger, he’s back and giving it another go. Climbing K2 is a huge accomplishment in itself, with only about 300 people ever having stood on the summit. It was […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 21, 2018 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Stunning Rare Drone Footage of Mount Everest This is Mount Everest. The highest point on Earth. A place where describing the weather as ‘harsh’ is an understatement. Together with @8kraw_official, we developed a detailed flight plan that would allow their videographers to take the ultimate drone flight from the summit – capturing the stunning beauty of the mountain, and the surrounding views, as they’ve not been captured […] Climbing CragBrains | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
Adrian Ballinger Completes First Ever Ski Descent of World’s 5th Highest Mountain Adrian Ballinger made history on Monday by becoming the first person to ski down Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest mountain. 27,838-foot Makalu is in the Himalayas on the Nepal/China border about 12m southeast of Everest. Related: Adrian Ballinger’s Favorite Mountains to Ski and Climb According to his Instagram, Ballinger and two Sherpas made it to the summit on Monday morning in whiteout […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2022 2 Comments
Davo Karnicar, 1st Mountaineer To Ski From Everest Summit, Killed By Falling Tree The man who wow-ed the world when he skied Mount Everest’s highest point, Davo Karnicar succumbed Monday to injuries suffered while felling a tree at Jezersko, Slovenia. The accident was work-related. Karnicar was cutting down a tree with a chainsaw when it fell on him. Karnicar Highlights: 1995, summit-ski from northern side of eight-thousand meter Annapurna in Nepal 2000, a […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 18, 2019 0 Comments