Polish Mountaineer Makes History and Becomes First Person to Ski Down K2 Polish mountaineer and mountain runner Andrzej Bargiel, 30 has become the first person to ski down K2 (28,251-feet), the second tallest mountain in the world. He summited K2 on Sunday morning at 11:30 am and returned to Base Camp at around 7:30 pm local time. He is reported to have connected four routes on the descent:ย Abruzzi Rib, the ฤesen the […] Industry News CragBrains | July 23, 2018 1 Comment
Skier Clipped by Plane, Suffers “Near Amputation” A Polish woman was seriously injured Thursday when she was hit by a plane careening down the slopes of Avoriaz in the French Alps. The ski-equipped Jodel single-prop plane failed to take off from a snowy high-altitude runway near the ski area, and the pilot was unable to stop the plane as it slid into resort bounds. The plane skirted a group of children and slid under a chairlift before clipping a 55 year old Polish woman with its propeller, almost completely severing her hand. Emergency services reported that she suffered a โnear […] ameliatraynor | March 16, 2015 2 Comments