A mountain climber has written history by becoming the first person to ski Mount Everest without the use of additional oxygen, expedition organizers confirmed Thursday.
The performance of the Polish National Andrzej Bargiel is also praised as a milestone moment in the world of extreme endurance sports.
Bargiel, 37, hit the highest peak in the world on 29,032 feet on 22 September before he turned on his skis and started his large descent.
“I am standing on top of the highest mountain in the world and I will descend on skis,” said Bargiel in a video that was posted on his Instagram page before he pushed the snow top.
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Andrzej Bargiel spent almost 16 hours in the Death Zone on Mount Everest. (Reuters/David Gray)
According to AFPSeven Summit Treeks, the Nepal -based Outfitter that manages Bargiel’s expedition, confirmed that his descent was the first of his kind.
It reported that the athlete splits the performance into two sections, first skiing to camp II before spending the night and then continues with what the dangerous Khumbu ice cream is the next morning.
In the past, people have tried Everest ski runs, but none of them has completed the run without oxygen in bottles.
In 2000, the Slovenian Davorin Karnicar became the first to ski from the top to the base camp, but he trusted additional oxygen.
His brother, Bartek, helped by driving a drone that helped him safely through the glacier, AFP reported.
“This was extremely challenging and nobody had done it before,” Chhang Dawa Sherpa van Seven Summit told AFP.
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Polish ski -mountain climber Andrzej Bargiel makes history skiing from Mount Everest without oxygen. (Zawrzel/Nurphoto via Getty images)
Bargiel also spent almost 16 hours in the so -called “Death Zone” above 8,000 meters, where the oxygen level is dangerously low and survival is difficult without bottle smell.
When he reached the base camp, Bargiel was greeted with a Khada, a ceremonial Buddhist scarf, as a recognition for his success.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk celebrated the performance on X and wrote: “Sky is the limit? Not for Poland! Andrzej Bargiel, just skied Mount Everest.”
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Bargiel is said to be no stranger to a great heights. In 2018 he became the first person to ski the K2 of Pakistan, the world’s second highest mountain, an achievement that BBC News was dedicated to the centenary of Poland who regained independence.
He also had an attempt at Everest in 2019 and again in 2022, but was thwarted by unstable ice cream and strong wind.
