Summiting the K2 arguably the most technically challenging of all the 8k meter summits is a respectful achievement but then proceeding to ski it to the base is just... No words
@@anejkrilic898he used the term arguable for a reason. Also, technical and dangerous are not the same thing. Annapurna is without a doubt more dangerous.
Alex Honnald - no ropes, no skis, no support staff, no guides, no short roping,etc. The greatest athletic feat by a very wide margin ever accomplished.
Imagine the climbers going up fighting for every breath , and then there is a gizzer going down on his skies . The climbers thought - are we hallucinating ??
The last climber he passes in the yellow jacket was also the last footage ever of that climber alive (he was a Japanese doctor I wanna say) any ways the climber died hours later on the decent
There is one mountain... it's Mount Kailash... however it's forbidden to climb due to the religious connection with Nepalis and Indian Hindu people... and I am glad there is one mountain that is free of humans and their thrash... Interestingly several people have tried to summit Mount Kailash but none of them have been successful except for Milarepa...
I don't believe the "without external help" part as it looks like he used previously established ropes. It is amazing that his climb is a "no portable oxygen" one.
@@ayakacrane8569 Ropes are set by previous climbers, they don't take them back. 1 pound of rope can REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE during 12h descend, while your body is slowly shutting down. But ropes were for everybody, as you can see 17 other climbers climbed that day and used the ropes. The thing with those mountains is there are maybe 20-25 DAYS in a YEAR when you can climb, first the most experienced climbers go to put down ropes etc (not necessarily near summit, just from base camp to camp four. Probably next day as they summit (In case of Everest you climb, and you have 2-3h of rest in a camp 4 then you summit) in K2 as it's 10x more dangerous than Mount Everest, probably you have like 6h to take a nap at camp four which is below death zone, so you can rest, but even 8h there doesn't give you the amount of rest that 3h in base camp would do or 1.5h in our houses. I believe there is video of Pole full summit without any external help and any oxygen AND carrying all gear by himself, and a video of full 7h ski descent. Descent is way harder than ascension, gravity basically tries to make you pancake or an ice lollypop, so you have to really fight with gravity not to end up like that. Even if you're attached to the rope you can fall, K2 is very rocky AND icy, if you slide 20m (45f) even attached to the rope you can easily bonk your head on a rock and not wake up again.
Haha he used help, someone who didn’t is Göran kropp! Swedish climber that first cycled from Sweden (Stockholm) to Nepal (k2) the whole way in 6 months with 60kg of backpack on his back then when he was there he travelled alone with his 60 kg backpack all the way up to k2 without any ropes or oxygen tanks and all the way back down. He also did it on Mount Everest after 3 attempts and meet the famous climbers that passed away a few days later on Mount Everest, rob hall and his team. Then Göran klopp died on a climbing tour in USA after falling from a high cliff. He is probably the most insane human ever 😅
K2 is very dangerous. A Friend nearly died AT 300m of the summit, he has been saved by a sherpa and a Mexicain tourist who gave him a bottle of oxygène and brought him back to the base camp. He has been very lucky, usually nobody rescue you on these summits except if you hire a sherpa. 👋🏻😊
@@ITR1329 fake info, Whoever wants to goto K2 has to sign a contract with local Govt. and Pay $5000 for emergency backup by Army Helicopters. Adventure like this are expensive and these people know what they are getting into.
@@HochstartHarry well I am not sure about the range but the Pak Army do these kind of rescue missions very often ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n433mG2ZNUI.html
Those Sherpas carrying around their live saving job, rainbow sherbet, emergency ice cream. You can't get that stuff at the top of a mountain. Thank the sherpas
Ta, tylko komu to potrzebne, skoro to jest tak niebezpieczny sport i mógł zginąć? Na polskim mieliśmy takie teksty, żeby z nich zrobić notatkę syntetyzującą i ich treść daje do zastanowienia. Bezsens, w żadnym innym kraju nie ma czegoś takiego jak u nas na taką skalę
Japanese climber Kojiro Watanabe, made it to the summit, but died from falling during his descent at the Bottleneck. Before Bargiel's ascent, renowned Scottish climber Rick Allen went missing presumed dead on a descent from Broad Peak, but was located by Bargiel and his brother's drone, then later rescued by a separate team. Rick Allen died in an avalanche on K2 almost exactly 3 years later.
@@kizza8585 Rick Allen pushed his luck I'd say. If you get lost then saved by random chance on K2, you should take that as a sign that you used all your good fortune in that moment.
As a Proud Pakistani, who trekked for 8 days to only reach the Base camp. I appreciate the skills and courage of this crazy man who did it. Hats off to you.
There is one mountain... it's Mount Kailash... however it's forbidden to climb due to the religious connection with Nepalis and Indian Hindu people... and I am glad there is one mountain that is free of humans and their thrash... Interestingly several people have tried to summit Mount Kailash but none of them have been successful except for Milarepa...
@@-saklo-2256 Even Messner said that Mount Kailash isnt that hard to climb. Also, there are plenty of big mountain which are forbidden to climb, many in Bhutan.
@@jlehm If no one else tries going down that particular mountain on skis, then no one knows it can be done. Perhaps, I used the wrong word there. English is not my mother tongue.
The last climber he passes in the yellow jacket was also the last footage ever of that climber alive (he was a Japanese doctor I wanna say) any ways the climber died hours later on the decent
I’ve been out on a mountain glacier hiking in a T-shirt as well. Snow/ice are great solar energy reflectors. The snow’s reflectivity can be as high as 95%. So, yes, it can be “hot” on a mountain.
Imagine being able to climb Everest, thinking you’re a total badass because that’s a very incredible accomplishment, so you go to climb K2. And you pride yourself in doing something all the Everest normies couldn’t. Feeling like the king of the world as you near the summit. Then some dude with no oxygen and barely any gear just skiis down past you💀 There’s nothing more humbling.
My group was on its way up when we saw this mad lad absolutely sending it. Video doesn’t show it but he could ski… nearly knocked my buddy off the side of k2 when he passed through.
Fun fact; Andrzej's county is 75% flat with only ONE high mountain range, with peaks higher than 1700 meters (~2600 max). Rest of the mountains are about 800 meters, rarely exceeding 1100 meters. With 99,999% forest biotop. So what are the odds, right?
@@adithyaarun8465 lol this is not kashmir, it is Baltistan in Pakistan. And as for Kashmir, the only part occupied is the Indian Occupied part as per the local population.
When people hear of this, they think he was sending it from top to bottom reaching 3 figure kmph speeds. Infact thats not how it went. He was on skis but nothing like the way its done on nice snowy mountains as if they're purposely made for skiing. He simply was on skis & rode them when able. He didnt ski down as many imagine.
well on any really challenging descent when ski touring there might be parts where you have to carry your gear or rappel down an overhang but as even one (alleged) eye witness in the comments said that didn't keep him from sending it on save, more mellow terrain below the "death zone"
Everest is the tallest, but K2 is the most dangerous and difficult of them all. And for this dude to climb it without oxygen and ski down alive and in one piece is beyond impressive. How did he do that!?
imagine being just shy a few metres off the peak from worlds top 3 deadliest mountains and suddenly a bloke on skis is going past you simply giving a polite nod "morning fellas" xD
Bardzo ładne wejście na szczyt. Należy iść pod górę tak, aby nie pokazała nam gdzie jest nasze miejsce 😊. Trzeba jednak wiedzieć kiedy powiedzieć ,, stop ,, i zawrócić do bazy. To ogromna zaleta każdego himalaisty. 🇵🇱🇵🇱
about 10 years or so ago i remember playing a snowboarding game that had a couple passes on K2 as "impossible" difficulty and it always took people dozens of attempts to finish. crazy to think now we have someone irl who climbed it and shredded his way down
@@kyunbhai49 torre egger cerro torre ulvetanna peak annapurna trango towers and the ogre are all more difficult and dangerous or more beautiful than k2 k2 is a tourist peak like everest and thats the reason it has a high fatality rate
@@maxmock2661Only nanga parbat and annapurna come close to KE in terms of fatality rate ( assuming a minimum number of ascents ). As for beauty there is no mountain like K2. BS’ing won’t change that fact.
This GUY is an absolute LEGEND , to climb k2 is an amazing feat Never mind skiing back down in that insanely deadly terrain , salute bro u are ONE in 8 billion that would try that insane feat of mountaineering and SURVIVE 🤙🤙🤙
Btw. K-2 stands for karakram-2 (actually karakrum is a mountain range in pakistan right beside himalias) There are really big mountains line wise in this area and the mountains are named as K-1,K-2,K-3 and so on
He falls in an odd category somewhere in between "I'm a total badass" and "I'm trying like hell to win a Darwin Award." It's both incredibly impressive AND incredibly stupid.
