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

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  • @kross3359
    @kross3359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31733

    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!!!

    • @kross3359
      @kross3359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +853

      @@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
      @MrDefukas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@kross3359agree 1000 %

    • @ashishsandhu3969
      @ashishsandhu3969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      hahahaha thats totally insane .....

    • @kross3359
      @kross3359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@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.

    • @kross3359
      @kross3359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

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

  • @sqb_
    @sqb_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4003

    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
      @user-ge1yj7vr3e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Annapurna is the hardest mountain to climb

    • @hearmenow909
      @hearmenow909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

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

    • @Facelesshassy
      @Facelesshassy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@user-ge1yj7vr3e no

    • @rickmisnich2097
      @rickmisnich2097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      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
      @BenjoC8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @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
    @maddyx3711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9373

    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
      @dindaddario6876 ปีที่แล้ว +387

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

    • @dariuszmrowiec1531
      @dariuszmrowiec1531 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I do tego ratownik górski. TOPR

    • @pelawler15
      @pelawler15 ปีที่แล้ว +259

      And drank a redbull at the top.

    • @ninbojja5231
      @ninbojja5231 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      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
      @roganmorrow ปีที่แล้ว +252

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

  • @N1NJAKIDD
    @N1NJAKIDD ปีที่แล้ว +2371

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

    • @blammela
      @blammela 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      And then said good luck TO THEM! Dude!

    • @hypothalapotamus5293
      @hypothalapotamus5293 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

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

    • @MultiCrispyChicken
      @MultiCrispyChicken 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

    • @exshenanigan2333
      @exshenanigan2333 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

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

    • @WartornNOR
      @WartornNOR 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@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.

  • @dubon6372
    @dubon6372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9437

    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
      @papagen00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +304

      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
      @TeePole59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      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
      @MrPulpar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +541

      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
      @nathanielstout2138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

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

    • @thelazyzeus
      @thelazyzeus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +199

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

  • @InvisibleMinority
    @InvisibleMinority 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3029

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

    • @kevinhdirect4582
      @kevinhdirect4582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      LOL. Amen, fuck this risky ass shit

    • @moonamalick
      @moonamalick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      🤣

    • @muhammadkashif4000
      @muhammadkashif4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You are absolutely Wright bro.

    • @mremerald8586
      @mremerald8586 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I rather do this than fight a dangerous snake

    • @monster-tc1nz
      @monster-tc1nz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      human trafficking seems worse

  • @alexnelson8
    @alexnelson8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4632

    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
      @3dgar7eandro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      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
      @aluisious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +464

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

    • @3dgar7eandro
      @3dgar7eandro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Kilian Fogarty got it. Thanks pal 👍

    • @3dgar7eandro
      @3dgar7eandro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @alexnelson8
      @alexnelson8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

  • @teodorabogdanova197
    @teodorabogdanova197 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +111

    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
      @fixxa6455 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      9:37 Calculate the risks here

  • @Warribo
    @Warribo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12993

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

    • @dieperfektemakaroni1528
      @dieperfektemakaroni1528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +349

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

    • @chrisbrindas1559
      @chrisbrindas1559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

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

    • @offensiveintensive1034
      @offensiveintensive1034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @morlvol
      @morlvol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well, not exactly like he's on holiday.

    • @GamerLoff
      @GamerLoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      @@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!!!

  • @themissingsector6322
    @themissingsector6322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2913

    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
      @Phamtom020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      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
      @Touketsuken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      @@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
      @MrSKULLoO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @Adoogin
      @Adoogin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@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
      @MrSKULLoO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @maximbollansee
    @maximbollansee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2366

    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.

  • @MuhammadAhmadShafqatOkara
    @MuhammadAhmadShafqatOkara ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

  • @hobmarg
    @hobmarg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3372

    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
      @masonmunkey6136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +247

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

    • @tylawson1995
      @tylawson1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +265

      this is much too positive for the news

    • @arar2967
      @arar2967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @alfiepicton1339
      @alfiepicton1339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

    • @alexnelson8
      @alexnelson8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @ojjuiceman
    @ojjuiceman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3167

    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
      @emil5115 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What i also was thinking!

    • @emil1376
      @emil1376 ปีที่แล้ว +78

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

    • @niekbeentjes8849
      @niekbeentjes8849 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @asdkhn6079
      @asdkhn6079 ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @wizzyno1566
      @wizzyno1566 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@niekbeentjes8849so what?

  • @redoak33
    @redoak33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9736

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

    • @realAamirShahzad
      @realAamirShahzad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +316

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

    • @MusannaAhmad
      @MusannaAhmad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

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

    • @anurakchhettry1140
      @anurakchhettry1140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

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

    • @maciek7045
      @maciek7045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +321

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

    • @michiganwoodsman2199
      @michiganwoodsman2199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      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.

  • @AS-dv5hv
    @AS-dv5hv ปีที่แล้ว +74

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

  • @mikecraddock9173
    @mikecraddock9173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1577

    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
      @unchartedcheese1012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @svenmega10022 how

    • @wiesawaniegowska3268
      @wiesawaniegowska3268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

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

    • @guyfieri9075
      @guyfieri9075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @SoloPerICommenti
      @SoloPerICommenti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      he was using a gopro attached to his helmet

    • @guyfieri9075
      @guyfieri9075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      SoloPerICommenti no shit Sherlock

  • @XDSome1XD
    @XDSome1XD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3516

    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
      @boinqity4621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +474

      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
      @erwinc.9117 ปีที่แล้ว +615

      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
      @MrCollewet ปีที่แล้ว +372

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

    • @plasminus
      @plasminus ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @dindaddario6876
      @dindaddario6876 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MrCollewet really?

  • @mchase4
    @mchase4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10819

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

    • @thegamingfound
      @thegamingfound 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      and how many have died trying

    • @andrewdalke9134
      @andrewdalke9134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +807

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

    • @Tim0933-b2d
      @Tim0933-b2d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +505

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

    • @Noadvantage246
      @Noadvantage246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

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

    • @zodiobazz
      @zodiobazz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +683

      @@Noadvantage246 yes

  • @mcdaniels6188
    @mcdaniels6188 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

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

  • @Hypeman10
    @Hypeman10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    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
      @margike100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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
      @zenawarrior7442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @nataliaolexa8984
      @nataliaolexa8984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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
      @eunanavesani6074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @abdullahwaris1275
    @abdullahwaris1275 ปีที่แล้ว +839

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

  • @thewarroom2882
    @thewarroom2882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

    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
      @samk7717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @thewarroom2882
      @thewarroom2882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      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
      @dgw6448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @nicolemcw1
      @nicolemcw1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @Scott-yu7bv
      @Scott-yu7bv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @rodrigocampos9151
    @rodrigocampos9151 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    THE BALLS THIS GUY HAS. MAD RESPECT.

  • @albertolemosduran5685
    @albertolemosduran5685 ปีที่แล้ว +1557

    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
      @vukkekovic7005 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @albertolemosduran5685
      @albertolemosduran5685 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      @@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
      @rylandavis2976 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      ​@@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
      @vukkekovic7005 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @rylandavis2976
      @rylandavis2976 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@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.

  • @diwu4575
    @diwu4575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2834

    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
      @mirarman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Plus no bottled oxygen

    • @shoshonesasquatch1642
      @shoshonesasquatch1642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      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
      @ojjuiceman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

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

    • @zerubeus
      @zerubeus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      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
      @josh4824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@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.

  • @SidenoteChannel
    @SidenoteChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5460

    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
      @asdfghjkl4949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      there is a difference between going there in summer and winter

    • @beckhyniazi2939
      @beckhyniazi2939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      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
      @beckhyniazi2939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @marian_f1704
      @marian_f1704 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @108khan
      @108khan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/AkigzUFr3ys/w-d-xo.html

  • @erikpeterson4546
    @erikpeterson4546 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    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
      @1uc123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @brahmbandyopadhyay
      @brahmbandyopadhyay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love the way you put it

    • @hypothalapotamus5293
      @hypothalapotamus5293 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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
      @Mike-bc7xv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @ericcartman9594
      @ericcartman9594 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Mike-bc7xvdron. Welcome to 2024

  • @TheHappys
    @TheHappys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4822

    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
      @paksktvlogs2155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Hahahahha. Nailed it

    • @sushimamba4281
      @sushimamba4281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      I am sure that requirement was in the contract.

    • @greeenestbasterd6896
      @greeenestbasterd6896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      And spits the shit out when the camera pans away.

    • @uwootmviii8695
      @uwootmviii8695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

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

    • @josephdouglas6154
      @josephdouglas6154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @steamisalwaysright
    @steamisalwaysright 3 ปีที่แล้ว +874

    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
      @nowhat5150 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Umm what are you trying to say?

    • @aurboda
      @aurboda 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what was his name, what's the story?

    • @lilkujo
      @lilkujo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@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
      @isee7668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @Tommy2shoe811
      @Tommy2shoe811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      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

  • @benhopkins3538
    @benhopkins3538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1323

    this guy should have been sponsored by K2

  • @minnaspinna2070
    @minnaspinna2070 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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
    @yggdrasil9039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    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
      @yggdrasil9039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @futuropasado
    @futuropasado 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1457

    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
      @farhanmehmoodkiyani5812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      he is crazy

    • @BasitKhan-tq5zb
      @BasitKhan-tq5zb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @maciek7045
      @maciek7045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      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
      @naturelover5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @EthanJbleethan
      @EthanJbleethan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No

  • @cvn6555
    @cvn6555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +615

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

  • @GrandmaDaewood
    @GrandmaDaewood 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    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.

  • @CMB911
    @CMB911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    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
      @SanaurRehmanShahmir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @justinboner4217
      @justinboner4217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @adriandanel2563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @justinboner4217
      @justinboner4217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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
      @adriandanel2563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @ch33zer
    @ch33zer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2920

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

    • @LOVEisTHEultimateLAW
      @LOVEisTHEultimateLAW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      lmao

    • @jamesnichols7693
      @jamesnichols7693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      and the summit is always windy...

    • @alexnelson8
      @alexnelson8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

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

    • @philipkucera4023
      @philipkucera4023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂

    • @aliA-jz5ms
      @aliA-jz5ms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      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.

  • @NathanEide
    @NathanEide 2 ปีที่แล้ว +527

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

    • @wowihaveachannel4862
      @wowihaveachannel4862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

  • @d.b.cooper1
    @d.b.cooper1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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

  • @JoshLifts05
    @JoshLifts05 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    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

  • @pobinr
    @pobinr ปีที่แล้ว +206

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

  • @GWills-ys6rd
    @GWills-ys6rd ปีที่แล้ว +340

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

  • @sunilanand1007
    @sunilanand1007 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @robsloma841
    @robsloma841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    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.

  • @zwem6
    @zwem6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

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

    • @henryspuria5033
      @henryspuria5033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen 🤜

    • @anurakchhettry1140
      @anurakchhettry1140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @zainahmed6502
      @zainahmed6502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anurakchhettry1140 And weddings, lol

  • @brandonbryant6298
    @brandonbryant6298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    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
      @DuecedYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree but hike at the local skate park?

  • @aniketkumarghosh1175
    @aniketkumarghosh1175 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @mickyzzzeee
    @mickyzzzeee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    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
      @ezradaiquiri11311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @mickyzzzeee
      @mickyzzzeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

    • @ezradaiquiri11311
      @ezradaiquiri11311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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
      @mickyzzzeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @zerubeus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

  • @nettuhkore
    @nettuhkore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

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

  • @Wosco
    @Wosco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1002

    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
      @iiAspect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      RIP 🙏

    • @ThePhilStoops
      @ThePhilStoops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      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
      @ThePhilStoops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @MSH22111
      @MSH22111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      And this guy descending through skis...

    • @philnyc
      @philnyc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aaawww shit

  • @sinisasinisa3429
    @sinisasinisa3429 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @pfg_pedals
    @pfg_pedals 3 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    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.

  • @haukepauke7963
    @haukepauke7963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    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
      @USMA81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

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

    • @haukepauke7963
      @haukepauke7963 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@USMA81 😂✌️

    • @N0N4M30
      @N0N4M30 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@USMA81😂😂😂

  • @aunmuhammadbaltistani9689
    @aunmuhammadbaltistani9689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +681

    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.

    • @IrfanKhan-oh7kb
      @IrfanKhan-oh7kb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      RIP Ali Sadpara. I am confident, this person can do it in winter too. He has a lion heart

    • @aunmuhammadbaltistani9689
      @aunmuhammadbaltistani9689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      May allah rest them in peace.In winter it's almost immpossible to ascend K2 so I dont think so.

    • @TheAvantgardist
      @TheAvantgardist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      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!

    • @victorsaloum9731
      @victorsaloum9731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aunmuhammadbaltistani9689 nims just did it winter k2 ascent

    • @Mirsab
      @Mirsab 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@victorsaloum9731 one of only 10 humans to have ever done it!!

  • @chocolatesarebetter
    @chocolatesarebetter ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @Pringlebox
    @Pringlebox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +380

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

    • @MrBonanist
      @MrBonanist 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      and for what indeed

    • @steviechampagne
      @steviechampagne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@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
      @robnimil 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @tobyflederstech5305
      @tobyflederstech5305 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@robnimil
      They put their own life in danger

  • @skahler
    @skahler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1084

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

    • @zacharykanebronson2549
      @zacharykanebronson2549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

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

    • @TheMennoXD
      @TheMennoXD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Descending is always harder than summitting

    • @maddog4390
      @maddog4390 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true haha

    • @147waleed
      @147waleed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheMennoXD WHY??

    • @147waleed
      @147waleed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @mazharbang
    @mazharbang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +424

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

    • @zdzisawk5198
      @zdzisawk5198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      jestem dumnym Polakiem. I am a very proud Pole

    • @mazharbang
      @mazharbang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @eatshit9704
      @eatshit9704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @mazharbang
      @mazharbang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @petergressler1498
      @petergressler1498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mazharbang Lmao this guys name is eat shit haha

  • @Ishfaqw731
    @Ishfaqw731 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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

  • @zooyork177
    @zooyork177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3789

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

    • @MrLemonax
      @MrLemonax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      well, they enable him to live from such adventures.

    • @nicklozica8914
      @nicklozica8914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @samk7717
      @samk7717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

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

    • @R3l3ntl3sss
      @R3l3ntl3sss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      As he should red bull paid for all of this

    • @AuroraBoarder1
      @AuroraBoarder1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @shanephillips5393
    @shanephillips5393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    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!

  • @pr2059
    @pr2059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    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
      @AimAssistonGeo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      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

  • @kartikt.s813
    @kartikt.s813 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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 :

  • @kennytaylor3505
    @kennytaylor3505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

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

    • @Tornnnado
      @Tornnnado 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      adam shreds *humans

    • @JK360noscope
      @JK360noscope 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tornnnado Bruh

    • @LeonWagg
      @LeonWagg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      adam shreds Slavs are humans. Are they not? Lol

    • @LeonWagg
      @LeonWagg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      adam shreds You mean us Germans? Thank you. 😎

    • @LeonWagg
      @LeonWagg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @scfe9280
    @scfe9280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +574

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

    • @trueman2467
      @trueman2467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Epic✋👍

    • @DSKiV
      @DSKiV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahah true that!

    • @mikelorry3090
      @mikelorry3090 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely 😂👌🏽

  • @jonathannewby697
    @jonathannewby697 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    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.

  • @陈荆豪
    @陈荆豪 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @tomg6769
    @tomg6769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +326

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

    • @TheSeppentoni
      @TheSeppentoni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      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
      @fergusdenoon1255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @RobertoLopez-qg1sb
    @RobertoLopez-qg1sb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

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

    • @avocadorable4034
      @avocadorable4034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The drone help him a lot to guide a route

    • @scientiaestpotentia2007
      @scientiaestpotentia2007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @VaeVictisXIII
    @VaeVictisXIII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @staszewaM
      @staszewaM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @gop1386
    @gop1386 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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 TH-cam.

  • @jamesb.9155
    @jamesb.9155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    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
      @winkus8586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @Spyziy
      @Spyziy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@winkus8586 lol funny

    • @winkus8586
      @winkus8586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @aardvark1234
      @aardvark1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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
      @Spyziy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@winkus8586 Helicopters and drones are very very different

  • @faizali14
    @faizali14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +399

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

    • @emil5115
      @emil5115 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably used helicopter most of the way

    • @agnostica_x
      @agnostica_x ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @bryans5878
      @bryans5878 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @nicholasmcintyre1971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@emil5115 nope

    • @Bboss83
      @Bboss83 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@emil5115 LMAO

  • @debbiebrown381
    @debbiebrown381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    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
      @keram52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @UnboxRacing
      @UnboxRacing ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @HumaneNewt
      @HumaneNewt ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UnboxRacing what’s it called?

    • @nataliaolexa8984
      @nataliaolexa8984 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @hasanjamalkhan689
      @hasanjamalkhan689 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @bartomiej823
    @bartomiej823 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    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

  • @BackpackersCompass
    @BackpackersCompass 2 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    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
      @pelawler15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And sipping on a Redbull at the top haha

    • @vukkekovic7005
      @vukkekovic7005 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @MikeC32958
      @MikeC32958 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @issuesster
      @issuesster ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @blammela
      @blammela 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @eldertmohr1366
    @eldertmohr1366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    That Messner Traverse was friggin terrifying!!

    • @RedBullSnow
      @RedBullSnow  4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      Everything about this is freaking terrifying!

    • @ty0024
      @ty0024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      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
      @samk7717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They barely showed it lol not sure what you saw

    • @chriswhetton3584
      @chriswhetton3584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      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
      @shumugaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @muhammadzaman1789
    @muhammadzaman1789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    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.

    • @suriyadunya9994
      @suriyadunya9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Been to shigar, so nice people

    • @muhammadzaman1789
      @muhammadzaman1789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      welcome to again.

    • @ladyesha
      @ladyesha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh wow

    • @theunknownproto5118
      @theunknownproto5118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      is visiting base camp is allowed for normal people from Pakistan?

    • @suriyadunya9994
      @suriyadunya9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@theunknownproto5118 no it's for the abnormal 😄

  • @GrandmaDaewood
    @GrandmaDaewood 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @Mark-mm1ke
    @Mark-mm1ke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    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!

  • @nathanlewis42
    @nathanlewis42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1071

    In my very limited experience of skiing, ski slopes look a lot steeper to you when you are on them than they look to the camera. I think it is hard to tell from the video how steep the mountain slope truly is and I think it is a lot steeper than it looks.

    • @AstucesLangues
      @AstucesLangues 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Have binged watched K2 related documentaries lately and vast portions below camp 4 have a 60-70% inclination. Unreal.

    • @chrisreid5745
      @chrisreid5745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Oh it's crazy steep

    • @chugginmilk4345
      @chugginmilk4345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      You are absolutely correct. Video does not show the real steepness on mountians.

    • @MISPLACEDs
      @MISPLACEDs ปีที่แล้ว +41

      As a skier who always wears a gopro, they never appear the same on camera. I’ve taken nearly vertical drops that look like a casual hill on camera.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chugginmilk4345 Video also never shows wave heights properly. Always look smaller than in real life

  • @aqibkhattak2946
    @aqibkhattak2946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

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

  • @sumedhkamble1177
    @sumedhkamble1177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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

  • @alpinebe4ch597
    @alpinebe4ch597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

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

    • @nataliaolexa8984
      @nataliaolexa8984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      looks pretty terrifying to me here dude

    • @robsenz.
      @robsenz. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Erendislevrai
    @Erendislevrai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

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

    • @jakeasinjake3347
      @jakeasinjake3347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was the image reversed?

    • @juarezortizdiego8522
      @juarezortizdiego8522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @bluelagoon2275
      @bluelagoon2275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @dashbolt101s
    @dashbolt101s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    4:22 : "Don't got to your right"
    4:40 : Andrzej Bargiel goes right

    • @misterpoon3560
      @misterpoon3560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were talking about further down the route, not where he was

  • @picahudsoniaunflocked5426
    @picahudsoniaunflocked5426 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bless that hospitality at camp 3. What a sweetheart.

  • @LordSidious802
    @LordSidious802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @BAD5RO
    @BAD5RO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

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

    • @jatonaprawie69
      @jatonaprawie69 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @laraibMehtab
    @laraibMehtab 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    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
      @desperatejuni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly 👍

    • @laraibMehtab
      @laraibMehtab 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @psychotic717
      @psychotic717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah we know

    • @IrfanKhan-oh7kb
      @IrfanKhan-oh7kb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @yasirnaseem84
      @yasirnaseem84 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beeral! You win or you die..

  • @guominwu2812
    @guominwu2812 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @amandamccosh2792
    @amandamccosh2792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

  • @brycemorgan3357
    @brycemorgan3357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    This is by far one of the most amazing human achievements in this realm that I have ever witnessed! Thank you for making such an amazing recording of it for future generations to witness. Cheers

    • @grahamjarman
      @grahamjarman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it was pretty boring to watch lol

    • @DrPepsidewWBO
      @DrPepsidewWBO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@grahamjarman do it better lol

    • @grahamjarman
      @grahamjarman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrPepsidewWBO i did, last week

    • @DrPepsidewWBO
      @DrPepsidewWBO 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grahamjarman right

    • @grahamjarman
      @grahamjarman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrPepsidewWBO yes, im right

  • @zeeshanknow8520
    @zeeshanknow8520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

  • @eucaryptus
    @eucaryptus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    getting to watch this in 4k with a drone angle is so surreal.

  • @SoftBryan
    @SoftBryan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    man this is absolutely insane! I can't even imagine how much training and hard work you have to do in order to be able to do this

  • @bertycx
    @bertycx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    Radio: Don't go to the right
    Andrzej: Continues going to the right

    • @flexangelo
      @flexangelo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Crazy

    • @pentexd
      @pentexd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/8de2W3rtZsA/w-d-xo.html

    • @JK360noscope
      @JK360noscope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      100%
      Classic Polish non-chalance - No it is OK! Everything will be OK

    • @flexangelo
      @flexangelo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JK360noscope true lol

    • @AHSANALI-tb3hs
      @AHSANALI-tb3hs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol i was thinking the same and then assuming may be i heard it wrong.

  • @WybRock
    @WybRock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

    • @v1ryus
      @v1ryus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @WybRock
      @WybRock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @qp2pendejo
    @qp2pendejo ปีที่แล้ว

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