Polish ski mountaineer skis Nanga Parbat without oxygen
Red Bull has released the first full footage of the oxygen-free descent on the Gilgit-Baltistan peak.
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has skied down Nanga Parbat without supplementary oxygen, according to a report by PlanetMountain. The descent took place on the Gilgit-Baltistan peak and has now been documented in footage released by Red Bull.
Snowsportsnews reported on September 21 that Red Bull had published the first full footage of the oxygen-free ski descent, giving the public the clearest look yet at the route Bargiel followed. The outlet said the descent had been completed earlier but did not give a date.
PlanetMountain carried the story under the headline 'Andrzej Bargiel skis Nanga Parbat without supplementary oxygen.' Snowsportsnews used the headline 'New Footage Reveals Andrzej Bargiel's Descent of Nanga Parbat.' Both reports were published the same day.
Neither source provided details on the exact route, weather conditions, support team, or the time Bargiel spent on the mountain. They also did not say which face of Nanga Parbat he descended. Skardu Times has not independently verified the descent beyond these reports.
Nanga Parbat lies in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district, an area that draws international mountaineering and ski expeditions. The footage release has added to a series of high-altitude ski descents reported from the region in recent years.
No statement from Pakistan's tourism or mountaineering authorities was included in the material reviewed, and Red Bull's Pakistan office has not commented separately.
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