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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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...
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
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 ua-cam.com/video/n433mG2ZNUI/v-deo.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
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...
@@-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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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!?
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. 🇵🇱🇵🇱
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.
Us polish climbers are built like that, our mountains may be small in height but even during the summer we still have to rescue people from a single peak on a daily basis!
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
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
I used to think bad of R-B before, but now I think these feats are on another plane, not about calculated risk, but (using the words of extreme skier De Benedetti), as "a way to speak to others about freedom".
remember Messner and Häberle, the first who climbed Mt Everest without extra oxygen? They sliced downhill on little plate plates of ice (sitting on it; not surfing like on snowboard) ...-folks, better don't copy that!
@@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.
First of all, breathtaking and amazing shooting! And of course editing too! This footage seems to have been sped up. How much was the speed up factor here? Also, how much was an average single flight time on one charge? Please release a BTS video as well! Well done!
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?
“So you’re telling me you’re gonna climb the deadliest mountain in the world with no oxygen… and then you’re going to ski it back to the bottom?” “Yeah.” You realize how absolutely ridiculous you sound, and that you’ll probably never make it back to the bottom?” “Yeah.” “…” “…” “…You’re Hired.”
That's gota be up there with the most impressive solo feats in sports
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.
@@potterwalker4823lol no
@@dryaldibread2327 lol Yeah, pretty hard to top free solo el cap
Imo this and Honnolds free solo of El Cap are neck and neck
@@dryaldibread2327 Prove otherwise ,big talker.
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
It’s annapurna I not K2
skiing faster down
@@anejkrilic898No it's Kanchenjunga
@@anejkrilic898The mountain skied down was K2
@@anejkrilic898he used the term arguable for a reason. Also, technical and dangerous are not the same thing. Annapurna is without a doubt more dangerous.
Person: I hate my life
Red Bull: you're hired
Crazy 😂
Yes true
Wow, what a hilarious comment. Did you come up with it all by yourself?
He didn't bring oxygen tank, instead he bring his ski. Savage man.
😎
Savage move on the savage mountain
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 ??
they would probably not think anything of it since if theyre this high i dont think hallucinations would be weird
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
@@mattjax16 RIP
@@mattjax16 Should have brought skis.
@@mattjax16 RIP
Dude sent a whole lot people to camp 2 as they thought they had HACE and were hallucinating and watching a skier coming down K2
316 likes and no comments last me change that
Actually??
The guy in yellow he passes died
"there was no going back" lol I'd argue that's exactly what he was doing when he got to the top and clipped in his skis
"there was no going back" red bull is LYING to you he could've unclipped and walked back up
the chances of him with a different personality thinking those exact words were slim. it’s a good guess though.
I think they mean spaceman's Mothership was too far away to make a pickup.
"this is the way back"
Wondering how many people died or getting heavily injured doing red bull's mad quests...
The guy in yellow that he passes in the beginning died on the mountain while this descent was happening.
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.
@@SmoothBaracuda Is it the guy in yellow at the end of the line?!
those dimwitted narcissists would have done it anyway.
I’m shocked that he managed to climb up there without any external help. His huge balls must have been dragging him down.
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.
@@DrakesGhostWriterbro is not responding to this lmao
A lot of people belive Everest is the crown jewl of mountaineering but K2 is in my opinion the apex of mountaineering
Because sherpa's are there to assist you in Everest.
once you get into alpinism you realise it really isnt , k2 is only a grade 3 scramble theres hundred of mountains more challenging
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...
@@maxmock2661once you get into alpinism you realize it's not just about the technical difficulty grade🙄
@@mariapap8962 no but it does mean something
Absolutely legendary record, it may never be done again! Polska gurom!!
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
@@XdekHckr to prawda, ale dla nich to byla kwestia kalkulacji, i chcieli sie zapisac w historii…
Yeah but still noone have climed it and not talked about it!
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. 👋🏻😊
Super lucky, you're on your own if you get in trouble on K2
@@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.
@@MohiyoDeen army helicopter 300m before summit :D good joke.. no heli is going up there..
@@HochstartHarry well I am not sure about the range but the Pak Army do these kind of rescue missions very often ua-cam.com/video/n433mG2ZNUI/v-deo.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
7 hours sking the most insane terrain in the world during a single run! I cant even imagine!
What a fucking legend
Because he from Poland 🇵🇱❤
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
K2 and Annapurna are the crown jewels of mountaineering.
annapurna yes its one of the mountains that could compete for that title k2 definitely not
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.
My man was in a T-shirt
When you’re on sun reflecting slope temps can easily hit 100 degrees.
@@aaronklingensmith8316on k2? Are you crazy?
@@aaronklingensmith8316I saw snow/ice! ⛄
@@zkam900ive been shirtless on 4k height in snow and ice its hard to imagine but it can be Hot especially when you are "excersizing" up there
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.
this is my polish man
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.
😂😂 fr
You don’t have to be a real climber for Everest. You do for K2.
Where does it end? First to summit naked, bare footed and walking backwards.
I did that before I was born in 1968. 😂😂😂
I expect one day some kid will come along and claim s/he was 'conceived' on the summit of K2.
Wow. I am glad he survived
“This is K2” and my blood froze…
Some day I will make the k2 base camp trek and stand beneath the beautiful rock. The karakorum is the most beautiful place in the world.
Welcome to Pakistan 🇵🇰
@@HadiCheemaa You mean POK
@@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.
He got down in 7 hours so he was skiing. Climbers take 48 hours.
Somewhat slow and methodical is the name of that crazy game. 🤪
These skiers that hike are different man
7 hours skiing is CRAZY
the mountaineering ones are hands down the most impressive redbull stunts.
This is actually mad. Unbelievable how people always manage to do new stuff that others haven't before
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!?
Is this the man whose brother guided him down using a drone so he didn't accidentally fall off any edges? Incredible
Why make it harder when :
“Red bull gives you wings”
Climber: "I just climbed K2 and climbed back down!"
Andrzeg: "Hold my beer"
Andrzej, no andrzeg
That's the hardest mountain to climb with equipment, him doing it solo without any oxygen tank, he's a legend
Bro is living like there's a respawn
Big respect for him
Ok bro red bull is fr doing side quests at this point 😂
Red bull should make a Downhill track around it
RED BULL DOESNT CARE IF YOU DIE , "JUST MAKE THE VIDEO "
What an absolute beast he was on the mountain. I feel this is a pretty amazing feat.
Well done sir!
The balls just to climb that mountain let alone skii down it.
He should be in the book of world records
Crazy bastard! Good on him. The world needs innovators like this man!
I'd bet that would be the ◼️◼️◼️route
Saw this on television (remember that). A remarkable feat.
I bet he drank red bull just before going down
He did😂
K2 is way more difficult to climb then Mount Everest.
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. 🇵🇱🇵🇱
K2 widow-maker is its full name
No mountain comes close to K2 in terms of sheer beauty and brute.
When he clipped into his skis there was ONLY "going back". 🤷🏻♂️😂
Only redbull is crazy to do it
this is insanity
Red bull is the only company that spends more time doing crazy crap than promoting their product 😂
The stuff people do for sponsors 😂😂💀
Thats pretty crazy, amazing shape
This Guy is not Human. Respect to this Brother 💪
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.
Us polish climbers are built like that, our mountains may be small in height but even during the summer we still have to rescue people from a single peak on a daily basis!
Gorilla tag players: don't you mean K9 the UA-camr
I thought this was totally nuts and impossible -- until I saw the red bull logo
China is so underrated, I hope more people travel and explore this beautiful country
Camera man ofc followed him and never died
I NEED AN ENTIRE 2 HOUR VIDEO OF THIS
People who don’t climb genuinely have no idea how difficult something like this is
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
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
POLANDDDD!!!
"Does this map have fall damage?"
-Yes
"Oh shit"
Edit: 48 likes... OMG I'm famous!!!
Here's one more.
@@larsrons7937 thanks
Wonderful 👏👏👏with God, s blessing n his courage faith n skill, he conquered
1. Skiing K2 without O2
2. 500 kilo deadlift
3. Golfing on the moon
What an actual legend 🔥
Alex Honnold has entered the chat..
that red line is named after him now
everybody in the group is gangsta until someone proceeds to check if there is fall damage.
Congratulations 👏🏻🎉💐 mountain 🏔️ 🥳👍🏻
redbull gives u wings:❌
redbull gives u balls:✅
I wouldn't say he ski down it, more like he climbed back down wearing skis
as soon as i saw the title and the mountain my mouth dropped🙌🏾
I think I'll stick with the 3500m peaks in the Cascades, thanks. Being able to breath normally isn't overrated.
When's the documentary!? I gotta hear more about this guy!
I was watching thinking it's wild but then I realized it was red bull
I used to think bad of R-B before, but now I think these feats are on another plane, not about calculated risk, but (using the words of extreme skier De Benedetti), as "a way to speak to others about freedom".
remember Messner and Häberle, the first who climbed Mt Everest without extra oxygen? They sliced downhill on little plate plates of ice (sitting on it; not surfing like on snowboard) ...-folks, better don't copy that!
Most brave man ever 👏👏
Polish bro Always fire
Actual Superman
This man was not human imagine climbing without extra oxygen and skiing to go down
I can do this during my coffee break
There’s no mountain like K2… the King of mountains
hundreds of mountains are more difficult or more beautiful
@@maxmock2661 No they aren’t. You clearly don’t have any idea about what you are talking.
@@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.
@@kyunbhai49indeed.
First of all, breathtaking and amazing shooting! And of course editing too!
This footage seems to have been sped up. How much was the speed up factor here? Also, how much was an average single flight time on one charge? Please release a BTS video as well! Well done!
After reading the climber this is really surreal
Thanks. I thought no stories could surprise me - you just surprised me, redbullUK.
This might actually be less risky than walking down since it's faster...
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?
“So you’re telling me you’re gonna climb the deadliest mountain in the world with no oxygen… and then you’re going to ski it back to the bottom?”
“Yeah.”
You realize how absolutely ridiculous you sound, and that you’ll probably never make it back to the bottom?”
“Yeah.”
“…”
“…”
“…You’re Hired.”
Man that right there is the Proud of the Pakistani People. World's second highest Mountain and arguably the most difficult to climb
The largest mountain is actually half of it is under water but if none of it was under water it would be close to reaching out atmosphere
1/4 never returns meaning the other three said their prayers before climbing up to the summit. 😂😂😅
of course he is wearing redbull merch lol
The meaning of "redbull gives u wings"
K2 the hardest mount to climb just for is danger avalanches and storms rip to the ones that died in this mountain
I would literally die if i tried this