Polish climber skis down Everest without supplemental oxygen, making history
**Andrzej Bargiel** has skied down Everest without supplemental oxygen, an unprecedented feat on the world's highest mountain.
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Mountaineer **Andrzej Bargiel** has achieved the unthinkable: climbing **Mount Everest** and skiing back down, all without using supplemental oxygen.
## The summit and the challenge of the descent
**Mount Everest**, the highest peak on the planet, has witnessed an unprecedented antiestéticat. Polish skier **Andrzej Bargiel** has become the first person to ascend to its **8,848.86 metres** and then ski down to base camp. The most astonishing part of this achievement is that he did it without supplemental oxygen, a common practice to mitigate the effects of extreme altitude.
## The "death zone" and daring on skis
The ascent, which took more than **16 hours**, entered the so-called "death zone", the band above **8,000 metres** where the air is so thin that survival becomes critical. Once at the summit, **Bargiel** strapped on his skis and began the descent via the South Col route. The traverse along the ridge and the famous Hillary Step took longer than expected, forcing him to spend the night at Camp II as darkness fell, making pogre dangerous.
## A descent guided by technology
The next morning, **Bargiel** continued his descent, skiing through the dreaded Khumbu Icefall. To navigate this especially dangerous section, he was helped by a drone piloted by his brother, **Bartek**. This combination of human skill and technology allowed him to reach base camp safely, sealing a milestone that marks a before and after in the history of mountaineering and ski mountaineering.
## The summit and the challenge of the descent
**Mount Everest**, the highest peak on the planet, has witnessed an unprecedented antiestéticat. Polish skier **Andrzej Bargiel** has become the first person to ascend to its **8,848.86 metres** and then ski down to base camp. The most astonishing part of this achievement is that he did it without supplemental oxygen, a common practice to mitigate the effects of extreme altitude.
## The "death zone" and daring on skis
The ascent, which took more than **16 hours**, entered the so-called "death zone", the band above **8,000 metres** where the air is so thin that survival becomes critical. Once at the summit, **Bargiel** strapped on his skis and began the descent via the South Col route. The traverse along the ridge and the famous Hillary Step took longer than expected, forcing him to spend the night at Camp II as darkness fell, making pogre dangerous.
## A descent guided by technology
The next morning, **Bargiel** continued his descent, skiing through the dreaded Khumbu Icefall. To navigate this especially dangerous section, he was helped by a drone piloted by his brother, **Bartek**. This combination of human skill and technology allowed him to reach base camp safely, sealing a milestone that marks a before and after in the history of mountaineering and ski mountaineering.
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