GILGIT — Renowned Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has etched his name into the annals of extreme alpinism by successfully completing a full, uninterrupted ski descent from the summit of Nanga Parbat ($8,126\text{ meters}$) without the use of supplementary oxygen.
Expedition organizer Seven Summit Treks confirmed the feat, stating that the $38$-year-old athlete conquered the “Killer Mountain” on June 30, 2026. Bargiel executed his continuous alpine ski run down the treacherous Messner Route, dropping more than $3,700\text{ vertical meters}$ from the peak directly back to Base Camp.
Poland’s Bargiel Conquers 8,000m Peaks Without Supplemental Oxygen
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Clean Sweep of Pakistan’s 8,000m Peaks
The successful descent marks the completion of a monumental, years-long ambition for Bargiel. He has officially become the first person in history to summit and ski down all five of Pakistan’s $8,000$-meter peaks without relying on bottled oxygen.
This major milestone comes on the heels of another historical achievement last season, where he became the first mountaineer to execute a ski descent from the summit of Mount Everest under identical oxygen-free conditions.
Bargiel’s Complete 8,000m Ski Descent Record
| Year | Peak Conquered | Region | Vertical / Route Details |
| 2013 | Shishapangma | Nepal / Tibet | First major Himalayan ski achievement |
| 2014 | Manaslu | Nepal | Continuous alpine descent |
| 2015 | Broad Peak | Pakistan | Part of early Karakoram mapping |
| 2015 | Gasherbrum II | Pakistan | Completed double-expedition framework |
| 2018 | K2 | Pakistan | First-ever complete ski descent from the summit |
| 2018 | Gasherbrum I | Pakistan | Solidified presence on Karakoram lines |
| 2025 | Mount Everest | Nepal | World’s highest mountain without supplemental $O_2$ |
| 2026 | Nanga Parbat | Pakistan | Finalized the Pakistani ‘Big Five’ via Messner Route |
“I’m truly grateful that I could share this summit with Janusz Gołąb, who climbed alongside me and supported me throughout the entire ascent,” Bargiel shared in a celebratory statement, extending deep appreciation to his logistics coordinators, weather teams, and Sherpa support networks who navigated the freshly opened route lines.
Bargiel was part of a seven-member international expedition. The path was cleared and mapped out by an elite rope-fixing team immediately prior to his historical alpine descent.
