Experience the world's first ski descent of K2 with Andrzej Bargiel
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2020
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This descent will go down in history as one of the most daring descents ever made on skis. Following his solo ascent to the summit - without oxygen - Andrzej Bargiel spent the next seven-plus hours getting down from the 8, 611m peak.
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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!!!
@@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
@@kross3359agree 1000 %
hahahaha thats totally insane .....
@@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.
Also a fun fact since we are on this topic nearly half of the climbers who summited k2 died on the way back .
Imagine making an ascent on K2 and looking up to see some guy skiing past like he's on holiday 😲
And you be like: am i a joke to you? 😂😂
@@dieperfektemakaroni1528 for some reason i expected this to look like steep gameplay but i can say im
pleasently reinformed
people die just because they are retards, if people would work better on themselves what u say would be a regular thing
Well, not exactly like he's on holiday.
@@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!!!
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!
And when he reached the summit, he looks great and didnt even looks tired, like hey, its K2 man. Great job!
I do tego ratownik górski. TOPR
And drank a redbull at the top.
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.
@@pelawler15 The can was probably full of water, no serious athlete would drink that crap
I like the way he stopped and greeted anyone he came across on his way down, nice touch
And then said good luck TO THEM! Dude!
I think he was genuinely afraid that he would hit the group of climbers with sluff.
Well, he also endangered them by skiing down next to them in the first place, what a nice guy.
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?
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.
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.
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!
I could see K2 from the mountain I was on in Nepal. That thing is a beast of a rock chonker
@@nathanielstout2138 bruh you can't see from Nepal.
Only 367 people have summited K2 which makes this ski descent even that more impressive.
and how many have died trying
@@thegamingfound 1 out of every 4 apparently. Scary stuff.
Those are statistics from 2018. But indeed K2 is the most difficult mountain to climb
@@user-ky5xc4zh1y Really? More difficult than Mount Everest?
@@Noadvantage246 yes
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!!
Hmm I dont think he climbed it. I think he was brought to the summit with a helicopter
@@vukkekovic7005 maybe he received some help, he could be left at 6000 meters, but an helicopter can’t reach the summit (over 8000 meters)
@@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
@@rylandavis2976 Yea I know it, my mistake, But I still think he was brought up to some point
@@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.
In all my years of skiing I've never seen anything like this. Shocking and yet inspiring. Congratulations!
I don’t think a lot of people understand how insane this actually is
+ how insane it is to reach K2 at the first place ... I am from Pakistan and I know it
It takes one week to reach base camp on foot. You can't go on a vehicle because of terrain
My beloved friend from Pakistan 🇵🇰 he told me it’s not that easy at all because of difficult terrain.
Firstly he climbed K2 summit, alpine style, without supplemental oxygen and with skis on his back.
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.
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
Annapurna is the hardest mountain to climb
@@user-ge1yj7vr3e The casuals don't know about Annapurna.
@@user-ge1yj7vr3e no
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.
@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.
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 🙏
And sipping on a Redbull at the top haha
Hmm I dont think he climbed it. I think he was brought to the summit with a helicopter
@@vukkekovic7005 can't. Helicopters can't fly that high. No oxygen to speak off...
@@vukkekovic7005 theres only one way up and it's by foot.
And then that little ridge he crossed! Omg this was wild. And just to get a hug at the bottom lol
What a champ!
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!
That glimpse down the traverse from his POV was heart racing. Certain death if he skied half a meter forward. Crazy
I love the way you put it
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.
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.
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!!! 👏👏🙌
@@3dgar7eandro No one has ever flown up K2 in a helicopter.
@Kilian Fogarty got it. Thanks pal 👍
@@aluisious no one has ever go down on skiing in the K2 until now.... Just saying he might have had a little help 😌
3dgar 7eandro Solo climbing, does not mean unsupported.
This is high on my list of things I am never going to do.
LOL. Amen, fuck this risky ass shit
🤣
You are absolutely Wright bro.
I rather do this than fight a dangerous snake
Vids like this are so much better without backgound music. Thanks
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
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.”
Hahahahha. Nailed it
I am sure that requirement was in the contract.
And spits the shit out when the camera pans away.
@@greeenestbasterd6896 i actually think red bull produces cans with their logo on but only water in it specially for the athletes.
HOW DO YOU THINK WE PAY FOR THESE SH+TS! ?? NOW TAKE THE DAMN PICTURE OR WE'LL LEAVE YOU HERE.
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.
What i also was thinking!
he must have done some intense training, to get used to that low oxygen level.
@@emil1376 they spend weeks on the Mountain to prepare
He also climbed up the mountain that's why he's exhausted
@@niekbeentjes8849so what?
Ja już nie wiem ile razy to widziałam i dalej tu wracam. Gratulacje dla całej drużyny i czapki z głów dla Andrzeja 🎉🇵🇱
You know a video is legendary when it starts at the summit of k2
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.
A lot of people don’t even know what K2 is so they probably don’t fully appreciate how incredible this is
this is much too positive for the news
There is an article today in Daily Mail about film premiere.
probably squished by covid news :( such an incredible achievement though
One of the most amazing things to happen in skiing in a long long time. I'm blown away.
"just remember, your legally required to sip the drink at the summit"
well, they enable him to live from such adventures.
Red bull owns all of the media red bull athletes appear in so might as well
They sponsored him so...I’m assuming it’s probably just water inside the can
As he should red bull paid for all of this
A couch potato who sips enough Red Bull will be able to do this.😂
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
Oh my goodness, that was absolutely incredible. It got me nervous just watching this, I felt my heart rate increasing the whole time. Wow
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.
you forgot to add, sans oxygen🤯⛷🗻
Que Que
It’s fine because he drank his Red Bull
Redbull
I really thought that this video would end with someone dead lol jk great video
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.
there is a difference between going there in summer and winter
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
Normally people summit in summers as the roads to last village are closed, he would have come with special permission
This goes in my list of comments posted before actually watching the video
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Najbardziej niesamowita rzecz jaką widziałam w życiu. Ogromne brawa i czapki z głów, jesteś niesamowity!
THE BALLS THIS GUY HAS. MAD RESPECT.
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.
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
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.
@@erwinc.9117 Yep tjis is very sad.. Its the last Guy in yellow at 2:24 rip
... was going to say: "dude wtf are you doing creating avalanches here!!"
@@MrCollewet really?
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 🙏
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
@@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.
he did not summitted the mountain he went to a 3rd or 2nd camp and descended.
@@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
@@Adoogin no he did not there is a bottleneck between 2nd camp and top of mountain, and he started descend below it.
This man is one of the greatest athletes this world has ever seen. Blow my mind!
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.
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
They most likely knew he was attempting it but I see what you’re saying
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.
I wouldn't call that casually skiing down. Pretty gripped
DG W was going to say the exact same thing! Definitely not a casual ski
The pucker factor is definitely there. Wouldn’t call this casual at all
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!
@svenmega10022 how
How great, that the small person stays silent for the whole ride in order to let the ski rider focus on the way.
Wiesława Niegowska I know right, honestly seems like a real good dude.
he was using a gopro attached to his helmet
SoloPerICommenti no shit Sherlock
Man, I am so proud this man. He has done a great job... This was a tough experience and took guts. It's when you see experiences like this you realize that you're here on earth to live, not to please but to live. Unbelievable Experience.
This act is way beyond bravery,it is the peak of self confidence and talent
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.
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!
Yes! I was getting dizzy just watching 👀from those heights!!😑😁🤕💛🎿
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
@@nataliaolexa8984 also i master to perfection when I put on my pijamas and go to bed 🐵
this guy should have been sponsored by K2
I know right. Just seems wrong not to do it on K2s... 🙈🤔
He is Snow Panther. All hardest peaks i Ural in 7 days!
Salvia
K2? Is there a company called K2?
@@kkon5ti no it's a synthetic drug
This dude is beyond impressive. Incredible. Wonder what is going on his head as he skies down. Where I saw only risk, this dude saw a way. Kudos to him. We need people like him, who push the boundaries. It is very inspiring. So much to learn from him :
Getting goosebumps just seeing this video. Can't imagine how he did it. Respect for you man!!!!
All the guys climbing up were like WTF??Hypoxia making me hallucinate....
Epic✋👍
hahahah true that!
Absolutely 😂👌🏽
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.
Umm what are you trying to say?
what was his name, what's the story?
@@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
I've pulled that excuse to get out of work once or twice.
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
That feeling of putting your skis over your shoulder after a good day of skiing is priceless.
Самая смертоносная гора в мире!!
Эверест по сравнение с К2 просто рядовая гора.
А К2 - это смерть! Невероятно тяжелый маршрут. Очень резкие углы и погода, которая меняется по 5 раз в день.
Браво!!!! Редко такое бывает, когда от видео мурашки идут!
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.
Plus no bottled oxygen
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.
2nd deadliest mountian. Annapurna I is the deadliest with a third of climbers not surviving the decent compared to a quarter for K2
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%.
@@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.
when summitting K2 is the 2nd hardest thing on your to-do list
Summitting K2 is always the 2nd hardest part, if you make it. Most of the deaths on K2 happen on the way down.
Descending is always harder than summitting
So true haha
@@TheMennoXD WHY??
@@zacharykanebronson2549
please
Can u explain why it's harder ??
How didnt I hear about this?! this is absolutely insane what an amazing life experience he had!!!
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.
Red Bull got lucky he didn’t die on this one, this is the most dangerous thing I’ve ever seen
and for what indeed
@@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?
@@steviechampagneHe’s just wondering why put some else’s life in danger, for what? That’s a pretty normal question for me
This mountain gets a 1/5 from me. No lifts and awful snow.
lmao
and the summit is always windy...
Terrible lodges, hard to get to, bad accomodations, unpredictable weather, and the locals do not bathe. 1/5 is generous.
😂
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.
This man has balls of steel. I can't even think of to go to K2 base camp. it's 7 days walking on the glaciers.
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!
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.
he is crazy
What is the meaning of "Shang " in your name because it is our village name.
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.
Agreed
I'd like to go parachuting from k2 summit. Just kidding. But that'll be a first.
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
Lol, if you believe CGI, green screens, and go pro lenses are proof of being in space.
@@ezradaiquiri11311 green screens, CGI and go pros in 1969. Cool story bro
@@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.
💸🚀🌛
@@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.
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.
1/4 people die trying to climb K2. It's hard to imagine that some of the people in that video never made it back down and this guy is just skiing down. That's incredible.
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!
Hi, I am a solo mountain hiker from Chitral Pakistan, could you please visit my channel!
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
@@justinboner4217 so how do you think he got there genius lol, he climbed there no oxy with skis on his back
@@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.
@@justinboner4217 it is well documented how he got there, just use your fingers and brain to something else than writing shit in the comments
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.
OK looks like I posted too soon, the real documentary is the one with the idiotic music throughout.
Way to go you beast! You're a legend. Watching this descend is so addictive.........
How is this watching this addictive? Other people said the same thing. He's walking down the mountain. He's barely even skiing. He's going like five miles an hour
The craziest thing about this is the fact that he can't change his mind and back out, once he commits to the summit. He's got to go down to survive.
"To the left, to the left, to the left!"
Guy keeps on skiing to the right.
Was the image reversed?
@@jakeasinjake3347 no, he kept skiing to the right, because he said that the left side was too dangerous
He trusted his instinct which is probably why he's still alive after achieving something like that
Brave as hell. You know it's real when a pro is leaning back and skidding like I do on a regular slope.
K2 was in a very,very,veeery good mood that day.... Congratulations ! ! ! :)
Bless that hospitality at camp 3. What a sweetheart.
Absolute insanity. This and Alex Honnold's El Cap free climb are the two most insane things I think I've ever seen a human do.
the norseman triathlons? the brutal triple triathlons?
@@aurboda how many triathlon finishers, till today? haha
Have you seen the trailer for the Alpinist, that looks to be on a similar level, similarly of the charts mental
@@aurboda people can quit a triathlon whenever they want and go home. If Alex or Andrzej gave up they would be dead.
@@pleasuretokill I mean at 9:47 of the video look at that view. No triathlon will have you one mistake from a brutal death.
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!
Or, “What?? You guys didn’t take the lift up to the top?”
@@michaelarigg 😂✌️
@@michaelarigg😂😂😂
OMG K2 is very steep it's hard to climb and here you are skiing on it...this could go terribly wrong but kudos to you man 💯 this is absolutely insane... glad you made it down safely
This video leads me to my first skiing experience this winter. You are so inspiring
sooooo, howd it go
That Messner Traverse was friggin terrifying!!
Everything about this is freaking terrifying!
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.
They barely showed it lol not sure what you saw
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
When i saw 8:23 I was like, who tf signs up for this?
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.
RIP 🙏
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...:)
@@bradlogston721 thx. Didn’t see that. Sad.
And this guy descending through skis...
Aaawww shit
Jak Ty mi zaimponowałeś w tym momencie. Ten trawers z obozu na 7300. Samo wideo było przerażające. Nie chciałbym się znaleźć w tym miejscu, tymbardziej z nartami na nogach. Gratulacje Andrzej.
Andrzejowi nie przeszkodzil nawet ciezar jego stalowych jader
What a legend to ski what few have climbed, and many have died attempting.
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
I agree but hike at the local skate park?
Radio: Don't go to the right
Andrzej: Continues going to the right
Crazy
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Classic Polish non-chalance - No it is OK! Everything will be OK
@@JK360noscope true lol
Lol i was thinking the same and then assuming may be i heard it wrong.
What's impressive is he managed to climb the mountain carrying snow ski's & hauling around balls of steel. This is probably the most incredible thing I've watched someone do on CZcams.
This man is the definition of courage
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.
This is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Congratulations to Andrzej and his brother on the drone!
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.
being able to understand without the subtitles made it that much more enjoyable. 🇵🇱🤟🏽
Never stop exploring, well…thats it done. Truly outstanding.
I love the handshake. I love when people praise one another. That’s the way it should be!
Amen 🤜
That was that Pakistani 🇵🇰 who put that flowery garland on his neck , it’s their traditional way on success
@@anurakchhettry1140 And weddings, lol
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.
Greatest and bravest dude alive to achieve this level of achievement on the Universe's most dangerous Mountain K2 Pakistan. No words can describe what we just witnessed in this video. 10 stars
This is the single most insane and impressive thing I have ever seen...absolute Chad!!
Seeing him go down the Messner Traverse scared the shit out of me. Absolutely insane!
K2 is in my hometown, To descend K2 by Ski mean you are going to suicide at your own will.What type of heart this man has in his chest I don't know.That pakistani at bottom was waiting for him to congratulate with a flower every.
RIP Ali Sadpara. I am confident, this person can do it in winter too. He has a lion heart
May allah rest them in peace.In winter it's almost immpossible to ascend K2 so I dont think so.
The Pakistani gentleman at bottom was waiting for him to congratulate him with a flower, which was one of the most beautiful moment he might have never imagine that someone would wait for him. A sign of appreciation for such a great achievement!
@@aunmuhammadbaltistani9689 nims just did it winter k2 ascent
@@victorsaloum9731 one of only 10 humans to have ever done it!!
getting to watch this in 4k with a drone angle is so surreal.
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.
If it looks so scary on GoPro, it must have looked terrifying in reality!
looks pretty terrifying to me here dude
yeah that in reality was probably looking like a 90 degree drop
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.
Yup
Welcome to Pakistan
Wonder if these guys use EPO training for this
to było piękne. Gratulacje.
In my opinion this guy did the most dangerous imaginable thing in the world.
A super hero.
How is this guy a superhero? He's barely skiing down the mountain. He's moving like 10 miles an hour, if that barely doing any work. Whatsoever
this video is like putting whole body in the mouth of lion. I'm born in k2 valley. it's so harsh to see such a great bravery moment. love from shigar valley Pakistan.
Been to shigar, so nice people
welcome to again.
Oh wow
is visiting base camp is allowed for normal people from Pakistan?
@@theunknownproto5118 no it's for the abnormal 😄
Waiting for that moment where the skiing become enjoyable. Never came. You can feel the difficulty the whole way through
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» 😂
@@TheSeppentoni yeah, If you want to win style point you'd need flip flops and a space hopper.
This needs more recognition
I know he arrived alive at the base camp, but rewatching this after few k2 tragedy documentaries and bottleneck clips makes my heart skip beats and was holding my breath along the way which i never felt on my first watch.
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!
Absolutely amazing. imagine climbing K2 and seeing a skier going down.... humans are amazing.
adam shreds *humans
@@Tornnnado Bruh
adam shreds Slavs are humans. Are they not? Lol
adam shreds You mean us Germans? Thank you. 😎
adam shreds Nah, I don't remember any of that shit.
I've read books on K2 and seen a lot of docs on it...this is incredible.
This man is just unbelievable , He climbed K2 Summit and ski down on his own congratulations 🍾 bro , brave man .
Great polish guys they always take up great challenges. Hats off
jestem dumnym Polakiem. I am a very proud Pole
@@zdzisawk5198 most welcome to my country and Polish are welcome
Poland have brave people. I’m happy for im polish
@@eatshit9704 yes I been to Poland and I respect Polish people
@@mazharbang Lmao this guys name is eat shit haha