On July 22, 2018, the then 30-year-old Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel accomplished the primary ski descent of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain at 28,251 ft above sea degree. Not solely was this a first-ever descent of the height, however the skier did it solo, from the summit, and with out supplemental oxygen. This unimaginable feat is the stuff of Himalayan historical past—it was extensively thought of to be unattainable.
This documentary, launched this week by Pink Bull Media, chronicles the feat with intensive interviews of Bargiel himself, together with Himalayan ski mountaineering heavyweights like Hilaree Nelson, Jimmy Chin, and extra.
A lot of the talking is in Polish, so ensure you hit the English closed-captions for those who’re not a local speaker.
Click here to watch the full-length documentary, and perhaps get a bandana for the sweat—the first-person footage is gripping.
This text initially appeared on Powder.com and was republished with permission.
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