Polish adventure skier Andrzej Bargiel has made history by becoming the first person to climb and ski down Mount Everest without using supplemental oxygen. The 37-year-old completed this remarkable feat on Monday (September 22), after two previous attempts in 2019 and 2022 were thwarted by dangerous conditions.

Bargiel's journey began at Everest's base camp in Nepal. He spent four days acclimatizing by rotating among higher camps before making his final ascent from Camp IV. The climb through the "death zone," where oxygen levels are critically low, took nearly 16 hours. At the summit, Bargiel paused briefly before embarking on his descent, which took two days to complete. He navigated the treacherous Khumbu Icefall with the help of a drone piloted by his brother, Bartek.

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