"More than 6,000 people have climbed the mountain, according to the Himalayan database, but only about 200 have done it without additional bottled oxygen. A few people have skied back down, but never a continuous downhill without supplementary oxygen. It took nearly 16 hours on Monday for Bargiel to climb through the death zone, which is above 8,000m where oxygen levels are dangerously low."
"The summit itself was arduous and difficult. I'd never spent so much time at such an altitude in my life, so that was a challenge in itself, Bargiel said. Skiing down Everest without oxygen was a dream that had been growing inside me for years."
"A Polish adventure skier has made history by becoming the first person to climb up and ski down Mount Everest without the use of additional oxygen. The ascent was Andrzej Bargiel's third attempt at climbing Everest the tallest mountain on earth at 8,849 metres (29,032ft) high after dangerous conditions forced the 37-year-old to abandon earlier attempts in 2019 and 2022."
Andrzej Bargiel, a 37-year-old Polish adventure skier, became the first person to climb and ski down Mount Everest without using supplementary bottled oxygen. The successful ascent followed two aborted attempts in 2019 and 2022 due to dangerous conditions. Bargiel reached the 8,849-metre summit and completed a continuous downhill ski descent without additional oxygen. The climb through the death zone above 8,000m took nearly 16 hours. Fewer than about 200 of the more than 6,000 Everest climbers have reached the summit without bottled oxygen. Summit altitude supplies roughly a third of sea-level oxygen, risking brain damage, pulmonary edema, and death.
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