Experience the world's first ski descent of K2 with Andrzej Bargiel

[@kross-1994]

Imagine spending your whole life training to climb one of the harshest peak on the planet and you are about to reach the summit. You're elevated, you have a million thoughts going through you're and all of a sudden a dude skis past you on his way down. Absolute mad lad!!!

[@kross-1994]

@@samishiekh lmao dude you couldn't be more wrong. Climbing down is more difficult because when you get down there is tremendous strain on your legs also there is constant fear of falling down so you need to maintain your grip. Also mountains like these have many crevices and faults which are easier to navigate when climbing up

[@MrDefukas]

@@kross-1994agree 1000 %

[@ashishsandhu3969]

hahahaha thats totally insane .....

[@kross-1994]

@@samishiekh true but hear this out . The actual stress that you put on your legs is tremendous when going down. Also you are already exhausted when climbing the summit thus conserving energy becomes more critical while climbing down. Climbing down from heights around the alpine tree line is not a big deal but it's k2 climbing down here is certainly more difficult in either terms of energy consumption or the risks that climber has to face.

[@kross-1994]

Also a fun fact since we are on this topic nearly half of the climbers who summited k2 died on the way back .

[@sqb_]

this guy is just chilling on the top of the hardest mountain to climb, second tallest summit in the world, drinking redbull and talking about how it’s a little windy, you gotta love it

[@user-ge1yj7vr3e]

Annapurna is the hardest mountain to climb

[@hearmenow909]

@@user-ge1yj7vr3e The casuals don't know about Annapurna.

[@Facelesshassy]

@@user-ge1yj7vr3e no

[@rickmisnich2097]

Maybe I'm just projecting, but he looks totally spent and clinging to life, pretending to drink out of a dented up empty. Thinking how silly it is and that nobody will see it if literally any of a million things goes wrong.

[@BenjoC8632]

@D to the Alpinist Layman (like myself), Annapurna and K2 are 6/1-half dozen the other in difficulty; in any event, to think this brave cat skied K2 AFTER CLIMBING it is national thing short of staggering.

[@maddyx3711]

This guy climbed the summit of K2 solo without supplemental O2 & with Skis on his back and skied down K2. This man is out of this world, a genius and a prodigy!

[@dindaddario6876]

And when he reached the summit, he looks great and didnt even looks tired, like hey, its K2 man. Great job!

[@dariuszmrowiec1531]

I do tego ratownik górski. TOPR

[@pelawler15]

And drank a redbull at the top.

[@ninbojja5231]

The good thing about K2 is that it doesn't require supplement oxygen every time. Because weather in this karakoram region is mostly not harsh as compared to nepal tibet region. If you notice closely, most of the summiters doesn't carry oxygen tank also there is low windgusts so that you can breathe the thin oxygen.

[@roganmorrow]

@@pelawler15 The can was probably full of water, no serious athlete would drink that crap

[@N1NJAKIDD]

I like the way he stopped and greeted anyone he came across on his way down, nice touch

[@blammela]

And then said good luck TO THEM! Dude!

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

I think he was genuinely afraid that he would hit the group of climbers with sluff.

[@MultiCrispyChicken]

Well, he also endangered them by skiing down next to them in the first place, what a nice guy.

[@exshenanigan2333]

@@MultiCrispyChicken yeah I think that wasn't good planning. glad it went well.

[@WartornNOR]

@@exshenanigan2333 You can't really plan for that. Small windows of climbable weather and multiple separate groups wanting to climb. You can't have the mountain to yourself.

[@maximbollansee]

Insane. Just blows my mind. Getting up the K2 is just crazy allready, let alone taking a pair of skis with you to yolo your way down.. mad.

[@sarahsays4917]

you forgot to add, sans oxygen🤯⛷🗻

[@keshiacordoba8582]

Que Que

[@Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood]

It’s fine because he drank his Red Bull

[@Themanthatcando]

Redbull

[@oscarperales1718]

I really thought that this video would end with someone dead lol jk great video

[@alexnelson8]

This is insane. No oxygen, terrible snow, unreal exposure, and that's after summiting K2 and hauling ski gear to the top. I'm completely blown away.

[@3dgar7eandro]

I think he got a little help (remember Redbull give you wings 😋)... Or Maybe he just got up (most of the traject) in a helicopter... Going down that many meters in those conditions seems insane 🤯 so: Great achievement anyways!!! 👏👏🙌

[@aluisious]

@@3dgar7eandro No one has ever flown up K2 in a helicopter.

[@3dgar7eandro]

@Kilian Fogarty got it. Thanks pal 👍

[@3dgar7eandro]

@@aluisious no one has ever go down on skiing in the K2 until now.... Just saying he might have had a little help 😌

[@alexnelson8]

3dgar 7eandro Solo climbing, does not mean unsupported.

[@Warribo]

Imagine making an ascent on K2 and looking up to see some guy skiing past like he's on holiday 😲

[@dieperfektemakaroni1528]

And you be like: am i a joke to you? 😂😂

[@chrisbrindas1559]

@@dieperfektemakaroni1528 for some reason i expected this to look like steep gameplay but i can say im pleasently reinformed

[@offensiveintensive1034]

people die just because they are retards, if people would work better on themselves what u say would be a regular thing

[@morlvol]

Well, not exactly like he's on holiday.

[@GamerLoff]

@@offensiveintensive1034 Oh jeez man, if only the people who died climbing mountains had you for a guide they would be alive. You clearly seem to have control and foreknowledge of when natural disasters and snow avalanches occur and where all the crevasses hidden under the snow are. Jesus man, why aren’t you leaving your moms basement to guide these poor souls!!!

[@murtaza723]

I am local guy living nearby the K2. This is absolutely insane, he made new history. Love and respect for brave people of Poland.

[@InvisibleMinority]

This is high on my list of things I am never going to do.

[@kevinhdirect4582]

LOL. Amen, fuck this risky ass shit

[@moonamalick]

🤣

[@muhammadkashif4000]

You are absolutely Wright bro.

[@mremerald8586]

I rather do this than fight a dangerous snake

[@monster-tc1nz]

human trafficking seems worse

[@dubon6372]

For the ones who do not know: K2 makes Everest look like a walk in the park. You can pay $100,000 and get a guide and 2 sherpas that will carry your gear, cook, set up your tent and lines to the summit of Everest. Nobody, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY will take you to the top of K2. Only experts, in top olympic athlete level physical condition and determination can summit K2, and only if the mountains allows it. 1 out of 4 climbers never get off that mountain. What this man did is unreal! How come this was not front page everywhere?

[@papagen00]

It's not frontpage news because climbing Mt. Everest is too common and cliche' these days, a commercial (Red Bull) and egotistic display rather than nature exploration.

[@TeePole59]

OK, so I’m impressed. The movie about the Japanese skier that wiped out on Everest and almost dumped into a Bergschrund was still more exciting.

[@MrPulpar]

To be fair, the 1 out of 4 stat is misleading. For every four people that summit there's one death on the mountain, but most people that climb on K2 neither summit nor die. They turn back and usually make it home safely. Doesn't make this achievement any less impressive though!

[@nathanielstout2138]

I could see K2 from the mountain I was on in Nepal. That thing is a beast of a rock chonker

[@thelazyzeus]

@@nathanielstout2138 bruh you can't see from Nepal.

[@hobmarg]

I don’t know why it seemed like this didn’t get a ton of press/hype in the media. This is one of the most impressive/insane things done on skis ever.

[@masonmunkey6136]

A lot of people don’t even know what K2 is so they probably don’t fully appreciate how incredible this is

[@tylawson1995]

this is much too positive for the news

[@arar2967]

There is an article today in Daily Mail about film premiere.

[@alfiepicton1339]

probably squished by covid news :( such an incredible achievement though

[@alexnelson8]

One of the most amazing things to happen in skiing in a long long time. I'm blown away.

[@teodorabogdanova197]

The craziest and scariest thing I ever watched! This guy is a legend! So brave! Such an athlete! First to climb K2 and then to skiing down. Insane!

[@fixxa6455]

9:37 Calculate the risks here

[@mchase4]

Only 367 people have summited K2 which makes this ski descent even that more impressive.

[@thegamingfound]

and how many have died trying

[@andrewdalke9134]

@@thegamingfound 1 out of every 4 apparently. Scary stuff.

[@Tim0933-b2d]

Those are statistics from 2018. But indeed K2 is the most difficult mountain to climb

[@Noadvantage246]

@@Tim0933-b2d Really? More difficult than Mount Everest?

[@zodiobazz]

@@Noadvantage246 yes

[@ojjuiceman]

Buddy is out of breath just moving down 10 feet on those skis. That lack of oxygen is no joke and this man is a world class athlete of the highest caliber.

[@emil5115]

What i also was thinking!

[@emil1376]

he must have done some intense training, to get used to that low oxygen level.

[@niekbeentjes8849]

​@@emil1376 they spend weeks on the Mountain to prepare

[@asdkhn6079]

He also climbed up the mountain that's why he's exhausted

[@wizzyno1566]

​@@niekbeentjes8849so what?

[@TheHappys]

Red Bull- “just in case you freeze to death, or fall into some rocks or some shit, we’re going to need to get a clip of you drinking a Red Bull at the peak.”

[@paksktvlogs2155]

Hahahahha. Nailed it

[@sushimamba4281]

I am sure that requirement was in the contract.

[@greeenestbasterd6896]

And spits the shit out when the camera pans away.

[@uwootmviii8695]

@@greeenestbasterd6896 i actually think red bull produces cans with their logo on but only water in it specially for the athletes.

[@josephdouglas6154]

HOW DO YOU THINK WE PAY FOR THESE SH+TS! ?? NOW TAKE THE DAMN PICTURE OR WE'LL LEAVE YOU HERE.

[@mcdaniels6188]

That feeling of putting your skis over your shoulder after a good day of skiing is priceless.

[@themissingsector6322]

He made that descent look so easy while I'm still processing that he summited without supplemental oxygen. The way he greeted everyone he met on the way down was very nice too. What an amazing athlete 🙏

[@Phamtom020]

Did he summited himself or was upped by a helicopter or something? This was already freaking impressive but i assumed for a fact that he was lifted up there

[@Touketsuken]

@@Phamtom020 Helicopters don't fly that high except for one exception on Everest I believe once (in a heavily modified helicopter that couldn't carry much more than itself and the pilot up), that altitude is a normal cruising altitude for a passenger jet.

[@MrSKULLoO]

he did not summitted the mountain he went to a 3rd or 2nd camp and descended.

[@Adoogin]

@@MrSKULLoO That looked like the summit, that oxygen tank with the prayer flags was the same one on a K2 Japanese summit vid I just watched

[@MrSKULLoO]

@@Adoogin no he did not there is a bottleneck between 2nd camp and top of mountain, and he started descend below it.

[@abdullahwaris1275]

You know a video is legendary when it starts at the summit of k2

[@justamanofculture12]

Facts 💯

[@mikecraddock9173]

Incredible bravery not only from the man skiing but the support team, especially the small person who sat on his shoulders to record the whole thing amazing levels of trust!

[@unchartedcheese1012]

@svenmega10022 how

[@wiesawaniegowska3268]

How great, that the small person stays silent for the whole ride in order to let the ski rider focus on the way.

[@guyfieri9075]

Wiesława Niegowska I know right, honestly seems like a real good dude.

[@SoloPerICommenti]

he was using a gopro attached to his helmet

[@guyfieri9075]

SoloPerICommenti no shit Sherlock

[@ahmadshafqat22gd]

This act is way beyond bravery,it is the peak of self confidence and talent

[@Hypeman10]

I just can’t believe this is real. I’m fucking blown away. The balls on this guy... He must’ve made total peace with the idea that he is going to die. Truly amazing. Can’t say enough about him.

[@margike100]

ditto on making peace with he's going to die! I was so worried he was going to slip at camp 3 or go over the edge onto those rocks later! What a guy! Jesus!

[@zenawarrior7442]

Yes! I was getting dizzy just watching 👀from those heights!!😑😁🤕💛🎿

[@nataliaolexa8984]

i don't know if he considered dying, he was trying to do this gic a yeare earlier and he quitted (i don't remember why) as well 2 years ago he wanted to ski everest but quitted as well as there was a hanging serac on a kumbu fall so looks like he won't take any risc whatsoever and i do believe he is a human, he just loves what he do and masters things to perfection

[@eunanavesani6074]

@@nataliaolexa8984 also i master to perfection when I put on my pijamas and go to bed 🐵

[@redoak33]

I don’t think a lot of people understand how insane this actually is

[@realAamirShahzad]

+ how insane it is to reach K2 at the first place ... I am from Pakistan and I know it

[@MusannaAhmad]

It takes one week to reach base camp on foot. You can't go on a vehicle because of terrain

[@anurakchhettry1140]

My beloved friend from Pakistan 🇵🇰 he told me it’s not that easy at all because of difficult terrain.

[@maciek7045]

Firstly he climbed K2 summit, alpine style, without supplemental oxygen and with skis on his back.

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

I've climbed K2 And Annapurna. Everest doesn't interest me in the slightest. This guy is killer, but he could have killed others on the Mountain that day and he would have been held responsible for his actions.

[@XDSome1XD]

To put this in perspective: it takes weeks to reach the summit of this mountain. Almost one in four people die during this climb and only 377 people have ever made it to the top. Then you have this madlad who decides to ski down it. An amazing achievement although I must add it was reckless considering there were so many people below him. He could have easily triggered an avalanche, something the K2 mountain is notorius for.

[@boinqity4621]

in the video you can see him saying "snow go right side" hes purposefully skiing down the fall line from the climbers, if an avalanche is triggered it will safely go down the side of the mountain, with all the climbers already above it

[@erwinc.9117]

One climber died on the day he attempted this according to the wikipedia list... Really puts things in perspective, the same day an astonishing achievement was made, someone else lost their life on the same mountain.

[@MrCollewet]

@@erwinc.9117 Yep tjis is very sad.. Its the last Guy in yellow at 2:24 rip

[@plasminus]

... was going to say: "dude wtf are you doing creating avalanches here!!"

[@dindaddario6876]

@@MrCollewet really?

[@rodrigocampos9151]

THE BALLS THIS GUY HAS. MAD RESPECT.

[@thewarroom2882]

This is beyond amazing. What I find funny is that climbing K2 is already an extraordinary achievement, imagine having to go through that and, just when you are about to reach the summit, you see some dude casually skiing down ahahah

[@samk7717]

They most likely knew he was attempting it but I see what you’re saying

[@thewarroom2882]

Sam K most likely. The teams usually coordinate with each other on summit attempts. Nonetheless, one thing is knowing about it another is seeing it. Must have been amazing to witness.

[@dgw6448]

I wouldn't call that casually skiing down. Pretty gripped

[@nicolemcw1]

DG W was going to say the exact same thing! Definitely not a casual ski

[@Scott-yu7bv]

The pucker factor is definitely there. Wouldn’t call this casual at all

[@SidenoteChannel]

The last video I watched, there was this guy telling how extraordinarily difficult it is to ascent to K2, people die every year, death valley and blah blah blah.... a video later, this guy is skiing down like he's in his grandma's backyard. Insane.

[@asdfghjkl4949]

there is a difference between going there in summer and winter

[@beckhyniazi2939]

Its about weathers, when its summers u cnt summit And when its winter you can go to top and ski as its.snow ! Normally its high high risk to come in winters as weather is super high with lots of snow ! So this guy came in winters when its covered fully with snow

[@beckhyniazi2939]

Normally people summit in summers as the roads to last village are closed, he would have come with special permission

[@marian_f1704]

This goes in my list of comments posted before actually watching the video

[@108khan]

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[@diwu4575]

This is simply insane. Not skiing down, but climbing up. Every time when I carry my ski gears and walk in the ski resort, I feel tired very soon. Considering this is K2, the most deadly mountain, and he reached to the summit with ski gears on his back, I cannot imagine how difficult that is.

[@mirarman]

Plus no bottled oxygen

[@shoshonesasquatch1642]

I've never skied in my life but that also looked INSANE to me. It looks so steep it gives me vertigo just watching it.

[@ojjuiceman]

2nd deadliest mountian. Annapurna I is the deadliest with a third of climbers not surviving the decent compared to a quarter for K2

[@zerubeus]

No there’s no way he got there climbing with a pack pack and ski gear not to forget the gear you need to climb, and he was all alone, and was asking questions about the location of the first camp, he got there on a helicopter 100000%.

[@josh4824]

@@zerubeus helicopters literally can’t fly that high up and they don’t even offer heli evacuations off k2 unlike one of Everest base camps where they can fly to. You need to look into this mountain or just check out what helicopters are capable of and you’ll realize this is 100% legit.

[@AS-dv5hv]

Ja już nie wiem ile razy to widziałam i dalej tu wracam. Gratulacje dla całej drużyny i czapki z głów dla Andrzeja 🎉🇵🇱

[@Filip_kredki2]

Tez

[@hkloss11]

Myslisz, ze on to osiagnal, bo PiS dawalo mu 13stki, 14stki, inny socjal. Nie takie wyczyny osiaga sie wlasna ciezka praca, planowaniu, wyobrazni, wlasnym inwestycjom w siebie. Tego ciagle nie rozumie ponad 30% wyborcow w Polsce i PiS m ktora na najglubszej czsci spoleczenstwa coagle zeruje

[@pobinr]

Vids like this are so much better without backgound music. Thanks

[@robsloma841]

I can't imagine how many insane micro adjustments he had to make every second. The snow is so variable at that altitude and exposure. The amount of mental focus required to ski that is beyond comprehension. His heartbeat must've been a solid 180 the whole way down.

[@GWills-ys6rd]

In all my years of skiing I've never seen anything like this. Shocking and yet inspiring. Congratulations!

[@mohsinpss]

This is remarkable! This dude tried it the previous year but couldn't do due to bad weather n snow conditions but he didnt give up. He came back the year after and did it . Not only he climbed to the top without oxygen he also skied down in 8 hours ( 11000+ feet vertical slope) this is hands down the most impressive feat 👏

[@JoshLifts05]

cameras don't do slopes justice on how steep they are and that thing looks steep as HELL even through the camera. Can't belive he actually did that, what a mad lad

[@albertolemosduran5685]

That’s insane! This guy climbed up the hardest peak in the world without supplementary oxygen, drank a Red Bull on the top without showing strong evidence of being exhausted, and went down on his skis, even in the steep parts and in the crests! Awesome!!

[@vukkekovic7005]

Hmm I dont think he climbed it. I think he was brought to the summit with a helicopter

[@albertolemosduran5685]

@@vukkekovic7005 maybe he received some help, he could be left at 6000 meters, but an helicopter can’t reach the summit (over 8000 meters)

[@rylandavis2976]

​@@vukkekovic7005 air is too thin for a helicopter to fly up there that's why you are screwed if you get in trouble on everest, nobody is coming to get you. It's impossible to do so safely and helicopters are not an option

[@vukkekovic7005]

@@rylandavis2976 Yea I know it, my mistake, But I still think he was brought up to some point

[@rylandavis2976]

@@vukkekovic7005 he probably was not, even military helicopters that can fly higher than civilian choppers, can only fly at about 20,000 feet. The base camp at k2 is 18,000 feet, he might have been flown in to the base of the mountain. But that's it. There's only one way up mountains in the Himalayas and that is walking, if they had a really high altitude chopper they could maybe get him to camp one, but I highly doubt it.

[@brandonbryant6298]

i love how casual these two are having a conversation on one of the hardest and most dangerous mountain in the world. They are literally having a conversation like they are on a hike at a local state park. Incredible

[@DuecedYT]

I agree but hike at the local skate park?

[@minnaspinna2070]

Nerve wracking just to watch. Picking his way down this Killer and just cringing at every turn. Amazing guts. Congratulations on staying alive and making history. You'll be reliving this until you're 90.

[@yggdrasil9039]

This video of the ski descent is absolutely amazing, made even more amazing by the fact that only the natural sounds are audible not some idiotic music. Thank you for posting this with real audio.

[@yggdrasil9039]

OK looks like I posted too soon, the real documentary is the one with the idiotic music throughout.

[@CMB911]

Climbing the hardest mountain in the world only to ski down on that type of snow/ice is unreal! Let alone the oxygen deprivation, cliffs of insanity, picking a line that you pray doesn't break away. This is one of the greatest sports achievements in history, akin to Alex Honnold free climbing El Capitan. My hats off to you sir!

[@SanaurRehmanShahmir]

Hi, I am a solo mountain hiker from Chitral Pakistan, could you please visit my channel!

[@justinboner4217]

lol you think he climbed that mountain first? Red bull wouldn't run the risk of their paycheck getting exhausted while it's up on the mountain

[@adriandanel2563]

@@justinboner4217 so how do you think he got there genius lol, he climbed there no oxy with skis on his back

[@justinboner4217]

@@adriandanel2563 He probably made it up the actual mountain itself, because the helicopter would have had a rough time after a certain altitude. As for the first two thirds of the hike, genius, there's a little thing called flying vehicles.

[@adriandanel2563]

@@justinboner4217 it is well documented how he got there, just use your fingers and brain to something else than writing shit in the comments

[@zooyork177]

"just remember, your legally required to sip the drink at the summit"

[@MrLemonax]

well, they enable him to live from such adventures.

[@nicklozica8914]

Red bull owns all of the media red bull athletes appear in so might as well

[@samk7717]

They sponsored him so...I’m assuming it’s probably just water inside the can

[@R3l3ntl3sss]

As he should red bull paid for all of this

[@AuroraBoarder1]

A couch potato who sips enough Red Bull will be able to do this.😂

[@GrandmaDaewood]

At about 7 or 8 minutes when he reaches a checkpoint and says “I need to catch my breath” was such a tense moment. Despite this man’s body being made of titanium, you could still feel the wear-and-tear of the mountain really getting to him. I can’t believe this happened. Very inspirational.

[@cvn6555]

Brave as hell. You know it's real when a pro is leaning back and skidding like I do on a regular slope.

[@benhopkins3538]

this guy should have been sponsored by K2

[@HighLiner15]

I know right. Just seems wrong not to do it on K2s... 🙈🤔

[@tributeman1099]

He is Snow Panther. All hardest peaks i Ural in 7 days!

[@definitelynottigerwhitten5865]

Salvia

[@kkon5ti]

K2? Is there a company called K2?

[@definitelynottigerwhitten5865]

@@kkon5ti no it's a synthetic drug

[@NathanEide]

This is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Congratulations to Andrzej and his brother on the drone!

[@wowihaveachannel4862]

Wow just wow , as someone else said the degree of difficulty in that is off the roof. And you can hear how icy the snow is. Just a 100 out 10.

[@sunilanand1007]

The messner traverse section was nerve wracking to watch. Skiing down that serac was very technical.

[@futuropasado]

One of the most amazing and breathtaking things ever done and filmed in history. This is as impressive as Honnold's free solo of el Capitan, one mistake and it's over.

[@farhanmehmoodkiyani5812]

he is crazy

[@BasitKhan-tq5zb]

What is the meaning of "Shang " in your name because it is our village name.

[@maciek7045]

It is even more impressive if you know that he climbed K2 summit, alpine style, without supplemental oxygen and with skis on his back. Bargiel is one of the strongest and the fastest skialpinist/himalaist in the world.

[@naturelover5396]

Agreed

[@EthanJbleethan]

No

[@zwem6]

I love the handshake. I love when people praise one another. That’s the way it should be!

[@henryspuria5033]

Amen 🤜

[@anurakchhettry1140]

That was that Pakistani 🇵🇰 who put that flowery garland on his neck , it’s their traditional way on success

[@zainahmed6502]

@@anurakchhettry1140 And weddings, lol

[@nettuhkore]

Seeing him go down the Messner Traverse scared the shit out of me. Absolutely insane!

[@aniketkumarghosh1175]

Getting goosebumps just seeing this video. Can't imagine how he did it. Respect for you man!!!!

[@mickyzzzeee]

To think that more people have been to space than reached the summit of K2 and this guy did it without oxygen and then skiied down. Amazing

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

Lol, if you believe CGI, green screens, and go pro lenses are proof of being in space.

[@mickyzzzeee]

@@ezradaiquiri11311 green screens, CGI and go pros in 1969. Cool story bro

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

@@mickyzzzeee try photoshop and movie stages. That's why they got a tin can with duck tape in the footage. But you're right, I'm the idiot 🤦‍♂️ How about a 30 billion dollar, three year project, just vanishing in thin air. All the telemetry data and original footage...yup, gone. That's their excuse for not going back since 1972. Now that's a cool story, bro, and you bought it, which is why they're still making billions from you and people just like you every year. They even take my money and there's nothing I can do about it. Genius. Do your research. 💸🚀🌛

[@mickyzzzeee]

@@ezradaiquiri11311 you seem quite passionate man..you angry about something. I’m happy with my life bitch, I pay more tax than you make…life’s good g.

[@zerubeus]

Impossible to climb k2 with without oxygen and carrying a backpack that size with all the ski gear and climbing gear, and find yourself all alone at the summit, he got there on a helicopter, all those who climbed k2 without o2 did it a alpine style and are spending much time on high altitude + 5k so the body adapt to low o2 lvl.

[@steamisalwaysright]

What this doesn't show is that Andrzej did the remainder of the climb by himself, after his friend/guide was paralysed by lower back pain at the 7000m camp. What a fucking trooper.

[@nowhat5150]

Umm what are you trying to say?

[@aurboda]

what was his name, what's the story?

[@lilkujo]

@@nowhat5150 he's just noting the amount of bravery takes to do that last 1000m by ones self. The addition of a partner does help the mind and the travel but this man is just a champ considering the conditions

[@isee7668]

I've pulled that excuse to get out of work once or twice.

[@Tommy2shoe811]

It’s physically impossible to ski down the entire way from the summit that’s why there are a lot of edits (just one example are the unavoidable rock bands plus then there’s the traverse at the bottleneck). He should get a lot of credit for skiing down the majority of the mountain but it’s a little misleading saying he skied the entire way

[@pfg_pedals]

This is incredible. First of all to do anything at the summit without oxygen is a feat in itself, and then to descend on skis is just amazing. Now it looks kinda slow and not so exciting to watch, but if you know anything about K2 and skiing then you realize how difficult and dangerous this is as controlling your speed of descent on such a steep mountain is nearly an inhuman feat of athleticism. It would be so easy to lose control and one single slip would mean almost certain death as there is no way to arrest the fall once the momentum picks up and many of the sections are nearly vertical. Other sections are on ridges with nothing on either side except ice or rock cliffs mere inches from his skis. There is another documentary called Zabardast which features a multinational team of skiers and snowboarders trekking through the himalayas and climbing up some other insane peaks to be the first people to make descents on skis and snowboards that is absolutely incredible to watch.

[@visitinpakistan]

Yup

[@visitinpakistan]

Welcome to Pakistan

[@tonysproule3408]

Wonder if these guys use EPO training for this

[@d.b.cooper1]

bruh this insane!! I've admired K2 since I was a kid having watched countless heartbreaking stories in docmentatries etc. Never thought someone would do this, balls of steel mate! K2 is fr the underrated one compared to Everest

[@shanephillips5393]

How does one even conceive it in their mind to attempt this? I cannot wrap my mind around how insanely, utterly, extraordinarily difficult this feat is!

[@scfe9280]

All the guys climbing up were like WTF??Hypoxia making me hallucinate....

[@trueman2467]

Epic✋👍

[@DSKiV]

hahahah true that!

[@mikelorry3090]

Absolutely 😂👌🏽

[@haukepauke7963]

i would have loved him to ask the climbers: „i‘m looking for the blue ski run to the valley, am i right here?“ pure insanity, unbelievable achievement!

[@USMA81]

Or, “What?? You guys didn’t take the lift up to the top?”

[@haukepauke7963]

@@USMA81 😂✌️

[@N0N4M30]

@@USMA81😂😂😂

[@bartomiej823]

Imagine you spend months busting your butt prepping for a K2 climb, shelling out a boatload of cash, tons of sacrifices, a million things racing through your head. As you're nearing the top, wondering if you'll even make it back down, suddenly some dude from Poland skis past you, sipping on a Red Bull, gives you a fist bump and just keeps going

[@eldertmohr1366]

That Messner Traverse was friggin terrifying!!

[@RedBullSnow]

Everything about this is freaking terrifying!

[@ty0024]

Red Bull Snow Red Bull, can I get a sponsor I ran to my fridge and back with a new PR, I’ll take Atleast 200 k.

[@samk7717]

They barely showed it lol not sure what you saw

[@Tacoking8891]

Sam K I think you must have missed it. It’s not a long video but they definitely showed a decent amount of footage of the traverse

[@shumugaming]

When i saw 8:23 I was like, who tf signs up for this?

[@Wosco]

2:15 That is the Japanese team. The last member of that group in yellow is Kojiro Watanabe. Soon after this video was taken he slipped on unstable snow and died while descending through the bottleneck.

[@iiAspect]

RIP 🙏

[@ThePhilStoops]

are you sure that is accurate? He died in 2018 and this video was posted in 2020. Unless it's a few years old already...:)

[@ThePhilStoops]

@@bradlogston721 thx. Didn’t see that. Sad.

[@MSH22111]

And this guy descending through skis...

[@philnyc]

Aaawww shit

[@pr2059]

Fredrick Ericsson attempted to be the first to ascend and ski down K2 in 2010, he never made the summit, he died on the ascent when a rock dislodged and he fell to his death. More than 10 years later what he attempted has been done, RIP Fredrik Ericsson, and props to who's achieved this.

[@AimAssistonGeo]

worth mentioning Michele Fait tried aswell in 2019 and died on the way down. Respect to all of these humans for trying. Apologize for answering this 3 years later but I would love none of these guys to be forgotten

[@陈荆豪]

This one is the most corageous man i have see in my life

[@jonathannewby697]

I think that was one of the hardest things I've ever watched. So many things could have went wrong my lord this guy is brave.

[@VaeVictisXIII]

Him meeting the other climbers on his way down and their mutual respect shows the true human spirit!

[@staszewaM]

Unfortunately, as some of people in the comments point out, not all of those climbers had the chance to drink some beer and chill with Andrzej afterwards- Kojiro Watanabe fell during the descent in the Bottleneck not long after this video was taken.

[@aqibkhattak2946]

I am from this area. I met this hero and invited him for a dinner. He had no fear of death.

[@chocolatesarebetter]

I am holding my breath as I watch him catch his breath as he skiis. I am so impressed. I have been watching a lot of videos about the Manaslu, Lhotse, K2 and Everest.

[@kennytaylor3505]

Absolutely amazing. imagine climbing K2 and seeing a skier going down.... humans are amazing.

[@Tornnnado]

adam shreds *humans

[@JK360noscope]

@@Tornnnado Bruh

[@LeonWagg]

adam shreds Slavs are humans. Are they not? Lol

[@LeonWagg]

adam shreds You mean us Germans? Thank you. 😎

[@LeonWagg]

adam shreds Nah, I don't remember any of that shit.

[@amandamccosh2792]

I almost needed supplemental oxygen just watching this! - I held my breath the entire time. Incredible feat!!!

[@jamesb.9155]

The weather was amazing, the drone footage is amazing and I got so tense watching his decent from camp 3. One false move could easily have been the end of him after accomplishing so much. Congratulations Andrzej !

[@winkus8586]

I am wondering what kind of drone capable of flying at that altitude?

[@Spyziy]

@@winkus8586 lol funny

[@winkus8586]

@@Spyziy I am serious... If i am not mistaken...... Helicopter can't reach thta altitude.

[@aardvark1234]

About the drone footage, does anyone know what sort of drone was used for this? I was under the impression that most couldn't fly so high.

[@Spyziy]

@@winkus8586 Helicopters and drones are very very different

[@Ishfaqw731]

Was in Pakistan last year visiting family and I met a lot of Polish people who were climbing K2. I had no idea so many people from so many countries knew about K2's dangers and still want to climb it!! This guy is a legend

[@mazharbang]

Great polish guys they always take up great challenges. Hats off

[@zdzisawk5198]

jestem dumnym Polakiem. I am a very proud Pole

[@mazharbang]

@@zdzisawk5198 most welcome to my country and Polish are welcome

[@eatshit9704]

Poland have brave people. I’m happy for im polish

[@mazharbang]

@@eatshit9704 yes I been to Poland and I respect Polish people

[@petergressler1498]

@@mazharbang Lmao this guys name is eat shit haha

[@debbiebrown381]

The other day, I watched a Japanese National ski down Mt. Everest. The National just took off down Everest with skis and a parachute to slow him down. (He crashed and survived) This dudes ski down from K2 was slow and measured. That’s why he was successful.

[@keram52]

Descent yes...allthough impressive at this altitude it was not skiing.

[@UnboxRacing]

That's an Oscar winning documentary. He went full send down the face, nearly ended up in the crevasse.

[@HumaneNewt]

@@UnboxRacing what’s it called?

[@nataliaolexa8984]

well there isn't any other way to do it , i am more than convinced thaat it won't be repeated ever again !!

[@hasanjamalkhan689]

Mt Everest is the tallest but it's realatively less steaper than K2, also K2 is much more rocky

[@Pringlebox]

Red Bull got lucky he didn’t die on this one, this is the most dangerous thing I’ve ever seen

[@MrBonanist]

and for what indeed

[@steviechampagne]

@@MrBonanistif you are seriously asking why, then you already don’t understand and explaining would be pointless. why does a fish swim? why does a bird fly?

[@robnimil]

@@steviechampagneHe’s just wondering why put some else’s life in danger, for what? That’s a pretty normal question for me

[@tobyflederstech5305]

@@robnimil They put their own life in danger

[@sumedhkamble1177]

people who don't know what k2 actually is will think this man did nothing. But for those who know what K2 is, this man is absolutely next level.Kudos to him

[@ch33zer]

This mountain gets a 1/5 from me. No lifts and awful snow.

[@LOVEisTHEultimateLAW]

lmao

[@jamesnichols7693]

and the summit is always windy...

[@alexnelson8]

Terrible lodges, hard to get to, bad accomodations, unpredictable weather, and the locals do not bathe. 1/5 is generous.

[@philipkucera4023]

😂

[@aliA-jz5ms]

From your comment one can see that you are a peasant when it comes to extreme sports. It’s not a place to chill. Just go to Thailand on a budget.

[@faizali14]

goosebumps. this is literally insane. He carried those skis up one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains to climb.

[@emil5115]

Probably used helicopter most of the way

[@agnostica_x]

@@emil5115 helicpoters can't reach that height dude...

[@bryans5878]

@@agnostica_x "most" as in not all the way. Also they can reach that height but cannot stay stationary. There is even a dude that landed a helicopter on the top of mount Everest.

[@nicholasmcintyre1971]

@@emil5115 nope

[@Bboss83]

@@emil5115 LMAO

[@Mark-mm1ke]

One of the most insane things I've ever seen. I was almost too scared to watch. And seeing him do the Messner traverse had my heart in my throat. There were only a few scenes where you could really get the depth of the steepness. And it was like that all the way down. From the top in the clouds to the lower end where the snow turned hard had me on the edge of my seat. An absolutely amazing feat. Glad he made it!

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Bless that hospitality at camp 3. What a sweetheart.

[@erikpeterson4546]

Absolutely love the vibe. Very pleased with the general moving away from flashy photography and pumpy music in outdoor adventure videos - the type of people who are truly interested in and inspired by this type of feat are not the type who want flashy videography. We want pure experience, to feel it the way the athlete feels it. The lack of music and constant sound of his breath creates such a tense atmosphere which of course is nothing compared to what he is experiencing, but at least we get a glimpse. Thanks so much!

[@1uc123]

That glimpse down the traverse from his POV was heart racing. Certain death if he skied half a meter forward. Crazy

[@brahmbandyopadhyay]

I love the way you put it

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

Red bull videos have traditionally been about glorifying adrenaline junkies and making them look like gods, but there is a growing market for suffer/exhaustion junky videos with a more human component.

[@Mike-bc7xv]

I wonder how they get third person footage when he's coming down. Helicopter?

[@ericcartman9594]

​@@Mike-bc7xvdron. Welcome to 2024

[@Erendislevrai]

"To the left, to the left, to the left!" Guy keeps on skiing to the right.

[@jakeasinjake3347]

Was the image reversed?

[@juarezortizdiego8522]

@@jakeasinjake3347 no, he kept skiing to the right, because he said that the left side was too dangerous

[@bluelagoon2275]

He trusted his instinct which is probably why he's still alive after achieving something like that

[@BAD5RO]

To be honest, this is one of the most stressful videos I ever watched, Andrzej is great .

[@jatonaprawie69]

You must Watch BNT, on mount parnasse or total tower, i shit my Pants 😮

[@qp2pendejo]

Once he starts there is no turning back!!! What an amazing accomplishment

[@alpinebe4ch597]

If it looks so scary on GoPro, it must have looked terrifying in reality!

[@nataliaolexa8984]

looks pretty terrifying to me here dude

[@robsenz.]

yeah that in reality was probably looking like a 90 degree drop

[@RobertoLopez-qg1sb]

This guy is incredible! No line, no nothing, just skis, insane skill and tremendous courage! 👏🏼 😱

[@avocadorable4034]

The drone help him a lot to guide a route

[@scientiaestpotentia2007]

@@avocadorable4034 but the drone ain’t saving you from falling

[@skahler]

when summitting K2 is the 2nd hardest thing on your to-do list

[@zacharykanebronson2549]

Summitting K2 is always the 2nd hardest part, if you make it. Most of the deaths on K2 happen on the way down.

[@TheMennoXD]

Descending is always harder than summitting

[@maddog4390]

So true haha

[@147waleed]

@@TheMennoXD WHY??

[@147waleed]

@@zacharykanebronson2549 please Can u explain why it's harder ??

[@wotblitzcoltilkisi]

One of the craziest videos I've ever watched!

[@colin5577]

It’s not doing my heart any good to watch this. It’s hands down the most nerve wracking thing I’ve ever seen on YT. What a legend this guy is.

[@anthonyfulton3218]

Oh my goodness, that was absolutely incredible. It got me nervous just watching this, I felt my heart rate increasing the whole time. Wow

[@tomg6769]

Waiting for that moment where the skiing become enjoyable. Never came. You can feel the difficulty the whole way through

[@TheSeppentoni]

Hans Kammerlander is the guy who was the first to descend high altitude Mountains with skis in the 70ies or so. He describes in an interview that this style of skiing is the shitties and ugliest «You will never win style points with high-altitude skiing» 😂

[@fergusdenoon1255]

@@TheSeppentoni yeah, If you want to win style point you'd need flip flops and a space hopper.

[@guominwu2812]

incredible. one of the most beautiful things to see is people pushing their limit and move the boundary further and further.

[@sathyakarthik9651]

I'm at loss of words . Given the complexity of K2 & to ski down connecting 3 routes is impressive to say the least . Respect

[@LordSidious802]

One of the most insane things a human has ever done. Huge respect

[@WybRock]

Thanks Red bull, without music it's perfect. It's completely immersive this way and some camera angles almost gave me vertigo...

[@v1ryus]

Why are you thanking them for promoting a stunt that could've easily killed the rest of the climbers ascending the mountain?

[@WybRock]

@@v1ryus OK you damn right there was a risk of avalanche but I guess they checked the level of risk before planning this crazy descent.

[@GrandmaDaewood]

Props to the director and crew and everyone involved in bringing this to us, thank you!

[@laraibMehtab]

This is by far the most insane thing I saw on the internet or probably the whole world. Nothing is impossible for human beings.

[@desperatejuni]

Exactly 👍

[@laraibMehtab]

Watch the full movie before this, it's even better.

[@psychotic717]

Yeah we know

[@IrfanKhan-oh7kb]

You are right. RIP Ali Sadpara. I am sure, this lion heart man can do it in winter too.

[@yasirnaseem84]

Beeral! You win or you die..

[@BackpackersCompass]

I can't imagine the amount of adrenaline and pure power this guy must experience. 1st summit one of the highest peaks in the world, 2th ski down this peak and be 1st person in the world to do so. Respect 🙏

[@pelawler15]

And sipping on a Redbull at the top haha

[@vukkekovic7005]

Hmm I dont think he climbed it. I think he was brought to the summit with a helicopter

[@MikeC32958]

​@@vukkekovic7005 can't. Helicopters can't fly that high. No oxygen to speak off...

[@issuesster]

@@vukkekovic7005 theres only one way up and it's by foot.

[@blammela]

And then that little ridge he crossed! Omg this was wild. And just to get a hug at the bottom lol What a champ!

[@arcinek001]

Congratulations Andrzej Bargiel 🇵🇱 You make it this looks easy, unbeliveble bravery young man!!

[@pikakidgirl1812]

It’s incredible…the best performers and smart are the more simple guys…Respect

[@zeeshanknow8520]

He is insane 😱 ... Descent the K2 with such ease Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@erichynniewta7989]

Congratulations Andrzej Bargiel..legend.. Skiing from K2- such a height & steep slope speaks volume of your of bravery, skill & concentration level.. mesmerising & scary too man..

[@sinisasinisa3429]

K2 was in a very,very,veeery good mood that day.... Congratulations ! ! ! :)

[@thejovihead]

This is an incredible feat of humanity. The display of skill is mind blowing; hes in complete control.